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Indian students in uniform clothing arrive at a government-run junior school in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Indian govt removes parts of Muslim history from federal textbooks

April 28, 2023Education

The Indian government’s new school textbooks have significant deletions in them related to Muslims in Indian history. Some historians accuse the ruling BJP government of rewriting the country’s history to suit its Hindu nationalist ideology.

Digital books replacing print in schools

August 15, 2013Environment

Turn On. Tune In. Drop Out.

August 14, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

The Great Textbook War

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Open-source textbooks help make education affordable

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

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New Yorkers help school children in Zimbabwe

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

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