Telangana Edu Reforms Showcased At UNGA 2026
Dr Rana was a speaker at the ministerial breakfast session, Government Partnerships, Systems Change and Literacy Reform, which discussed how FLN reform could be integrated into government systems on a large scale.
HYDERABAD: Telangana’s work on foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN), including continuous classroom assessment, daily remediation for Classes I to V and technology support for teachers, was presented at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2026) in New York on Monday. Education secretary Dr. Yogita Rana spoke on how the state is embedding foundational learning across the school system rather than treating it as a separate programme.
Dr Rana was a speaker at the ministerial breakfast session, Government Partnerships, Systems Change and Literacy Reform, which discussed how FLN reform could be integrated into government systems on a large scale. She said literacy and numeracy must run through teacher training, assessment, mentoring, attendance and technology. Telangana, she noted, uses “continuous diagnostic and classroom-level assessment” to guide timely action, along with a structured daily remediation period for Classes I to V. She added that technology can support teachers through personalised and adaptive learning tools that identify individual learning gaps.
Dr also referred to the “middle tier” of the education system, including district leaders, mentors and headteachers, and said this layer was crucial for consistent execution and for making reforms less dependent on any one individual.
The session included government representatives and education leaders from India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Cambodia. Global Schools Forum members and organisations such as Rising Academies, Luminos Fund and United World Schools also participated. The discussion covered government ownership and long-term partnerships.
