Schools of Eminence: Launching today, Mann’s first major education project


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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab will launch its first major education project — “Schools of Eminence” — on January 21. Modeled on the lines of Delhi’s Schools of Specialized Excellence, in the first phase, 117 existing government schools will be upgraded as Schools of Eminence — which will have special focus on students from class 9 to 12. From 35:1 Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) to courses in English and French proficiency, STEM and robotics labs to swimming pools in campuses — the new schools will be vastly different from ordinary government ones, government officials said. As per...