ASER:Primary-class  children in govt schools getting better in reading and maths

Close to a decade since the Right to Education Act came into force and after years of flagging dismal learning levels,the latest Annual status of Education Report(ASER 2018) holds a glimmer of hope.While most children in primary classes(1 to 5) are still way below what is expected of them,they are displaying improved reading and math skills-a change scripted largely by government schools.

For the first time since 3010, slightly more than half(50.5%) of all children in Class 5 can read a class 2 text book,up from 46.9 % in 2012.Also the proportion of children in Class 5 who can do simple division has gone up from 24.9 % in 2012 to 27.9 % in 2018.