Policy Imperatives PPT Policy imperatives of teacher education Kerala curriculum framework (2007) The Government of Kerala set the direction for the educational system by declaring that the state would provide for: ▪ Compulsory primary education for all ▪ Educational expenditure of all children ▪ Free text books and lunch for the needy Major initiatives taken by the successive governments of Kerala: ▪ Providing text books at low prices ▪ Withdrawing tuition fee ▪ Allowing concessional rate for students’ conveyance ▪ Providing free lunch in schools ▪ Ensuring at least one high school in every Panchayat ▪ Adopting new approach for promotions to higher classes ▪ Expanding vocational and technical education ▪ Taking steps for ensuring higher secondary education for all ▪ Bringing higher secondary within the fold of school education ▪ Envisioning IT as a part of the curriculum ▪ Launching of EDUSAT and VICTERS channels ▪ Strengthening the school library system The pillars of KCF 2007 ...