Send your kids to govt schools, says APSERC chair to parents

VIJAYAWADA: Justice Kantha Rao , chairman of Andhra Pradesh School Education Reforms Commission (APSERC) said on Wednesday that parents should consider sending their children to government schools as the government is committed to reforming the public schooling system .


"The government is giving a facelift to schools and providing top-class infrastructure.

Parents of students studying till the ninth standard, who are having trouble paying exorbitant fees, should send their children to government schools," Kantha Rao said.

Aluri Samba Siva Reddy , APSERC secretary, said government school teachers are qualified and moreover the schools are providing nutritious mid-day meals.

Kantha Rao further said while the high court scrapped the GO on introducing English as medium of instruction, around 97% of parents preferred English medium for their children. A few politically-motivated people are spreading baseless rumours on the issue, he added.

During a media interaction, the APSERC chairman said the commission has asked schools to provide data about their work and has every right to do so. "A few school managements and corporates are making baseless allegations against the reforms commission. We have issued a notification seeking details of schools and education departments as part of the reforms process," he said.