Solutions to India's education problem must start with pre-primary schooling
(Reprinted from Quartz India: https://qz.com/india/1796433/india-must-focus-on-pre-school-learning-to-fix-education-system/) Primary education, in the last decade, has focussed on helping young children learn to read and do basic math. This is indeed critical given that half of India’s children cannot read a Grade 2 text or do subtraction. However, these skills may not be sufficient by themselves to equip children for essential tasks in higher education, the workforce, and li