AWARENESS ABOUT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION (RTE) ACT AMONG ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL TEACHERS OF STANDARD IST TO VIIITH OF THE ICSE BOARD - AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT

The Government of India, to ensure education for all, passed the Right to Education (RTE) Act in 2009. This act provides for the free and compulsory education of all children between the ages of six and fourteen. An important factor in making the RTE successful is teachers, and it is, therefore, important that teachers are aware about thebasics of this act. This action research project was carried out to determine the awareness of the RTE Act among teachers teaching in English medium schools of the ICSE board.