From Tina Rosenberg / New York Times: Volunteers with the Annual Status of Education Report test children’s math and reading skills in villages across India. While 96 percent of Indian children are in school, ASER, organized by a nongovernmental group called Pratham, reveals that many of them are not receiving a real education. “Learning camps”, an initiative called Read India, and grouping children by ability, not age, are helping bridge the gap.
