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Education. Mr. Forster's Elementary Education Act, 1870 (English) (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), is the starting point in the history of the provision by legislation of a general system of education. Before this date education had been dealt with either as a series of individual problems in respect of which provisions were made for the education of special classes of persons, or by executive, as opposed to legislative methods, as, for example, by a system of grants in aid. This Act was followed by a series of Acts, known collectively as the Education Acts, 1870 to 1919, which together established a system of free and compulsory elementary education of a non-denominational character. The initial Act established 'school boards' with powers of building and maintaining elementary schools and of regulating the attendance of school children between the ages of 5 and 13. The El. Ed. Act, 1876, declared 'the duty of the parent of every child to cause such child to receive efficient elementary educatio...
Education, Board of
Education, Board of. The central authority as to education (Education Act, 1921, s. 1) was establi-shed by the Board of Education Act, 1899. There is a Consultative Committee for advising the Board (s. 2 of the 1921 Act). The Board never, in fact, meets, but its duties are carried out by the President, who is usually a member of the Cabinet. It superseded the Education Department (q.v.)....
Education Committee
Education Committee, is a committee established by a local education authority, which has to report on questions of elementary education, other than finance, before action is taken (see Education Act, 1921, s. 4)....
Education Department
Education Department, 'the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education' (Elementary Education Act, 1870, s. 3). It was superseded by the Board of Education (q.v.) in 1889....
Technical education
Technical education, has the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of s. 2 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987). [National Commission for Minority Educational Institution Act, 2004, s. 2(k)]Technical education, includes medical education, Nachane Ashwini Shivram v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1998 Bom 1. [See also Constitution of India, Art. 371(2)(c), List III, Entry 25]...
Socially and educationally backward classes
Socially and educationally backward classes, the expression 'socially and educationally backward classes' in Article 15(4) was explained in Balaji's case, AIR 1963 SC 649 to be comparable to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The reason is that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes illustrated social and educational backwardness. It is difficult to define the expression 'socially and educationally backward classes of citizens'. The traditional unchanging occupations of citizens may contribute to social and educational backwardness. The place of habitation and its environment is also a determining factor in judging the social and educational backwardness, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Pradip Tandon, AIR 1975 SC 563 (567): (1975) 1SCC 267: (1975) 2 SCR 761...
individuals with disabilities in education act (idea)
individuals with disabilities in education act (idea) A federal law that guarantees the right to a free and appropriate education to disabled students. The IDEA typically requires an individualized education program (IEP) for each disabled child protected under the Act. ...
Education Code
Education Code. A Parliamentary grant is made annually to schools on conditions set forth in the document called the Code, issued annually by the Board of Education (Education Act, 1921), ss. 118-120, Sched., s. 170 (19)....
Extension education
Extension education, means the educational activities concerned with the training of farmers and homemakers and other groups serving agriculture, in improved agricultural practices and the various phases of scientific technology related to agriculture and agricultural production and marketing, the Gujarat Agricultural Universities Act, 2004, s. 2(8).Extension education, s. 2(j) 'extension education' means the educational activities concerned with the training of orchardists, farmers and other groups serving agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and improved practices related thereto and the various phases of scientific technology, related to agriculture and agricultural production including post-harvest technology and marketing. [Central Agricultural University Act, 1992 (40 of 1992), s. 2(j)]...
Educative
Tending to educate that gives education as an educative process an educative experience...
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