The second edition of State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy specifically highlights language as an important aspect and how vital it is in acquiring early literacy. Language is a fundamental tool and medium through which communication takes place, without language no civilization would survive. The report was released at an event organized by Institute for Competitiveness and US Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University on February 23, 2023. The Report was released by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC – PM. The panelists for the release included Karen Klimowski, Deputy India Mission Director, USAID; Pawan Sain, Joint Secretary, EAC-PM; Arundhuti Gupta, Founder and CEO of Mentor Together, and Ashish Jhalani, President – of International Markets, Square Panda India and the panel was chaired by Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read.
The report has been authored by Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness,; Natalia Chakma, Researcher, Institute for Competitiveness, and Sheen Zutshi, Research Manager, Institute for Competitiveness.
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The report can also be downloaded from https://eacpm.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FLN-report-For-Web.pdf
Agenda
A Session on Importance of Education was organized at #TheIndiaDialog on February 23, 2023 at Stanford University.
Plenary Talk on “Importance of Education” by Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read and Release of Report on “Foundational Literacy and Numeracy”. The report has been done by Institute for Competitiveness as mandated by EAC – PM.
Panel on “Foundational Learning and Literacy“
Chaired by Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read
- Pawan Sain, Joint Secretary, EAC – PM, Government of India
- Karen Klimowski, Deputy India Mission Director, USAID
- Arundhuti Gupta, Founder & CEO, Mentor Together
- Asha Jadeja Motwani, Founder, Motwani Jadeja Foundation
Speakers
Dr. Bibek Debroy
Chairman, EAC – PM
Government of India
Geetha Murali
CEO
Room to Read
Arundhuti Gupta
Founder & CEO
Mentor Together
Pawan Sain
Joint Secretary, EAC – PM
Government of India
Karen Klimowski
Deputy India Mission Director
USAID
Asha Jadeja
Founder
Motwani Jadeja Foundation