Do edifices endure if foundations are wobbly? If at all they do, in what sort of condition do they survive? We are compelled to rethink and revisit these issues every time the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), or any other account about India's school education, is released. The ASER 2024: Beyond Basics, facilitated by PRATHAM, the non-governmental organisation working among rural students in India with age group 14 to 18 years, is not just disturbing but calls for intense soul-searching as regards India's initiatives in the early education realm. This is important as a predominant population of India is rural (about 65 per cent), and needless to emphasise, a majority of our 14–18-year-olds dwell in rural areas.
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