India, Jan. 29 -- Findings of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 point to a robust recovery from the learning loss incurred in the Covid years. Extended school shutdowns, digital hurdles - lack of access to hardware/connectivity and know-how among teachers and households - and unready systems marked much of the academic years 2020-21 and 2021-2022. As a result, learning gains steadily built over the past couple of decades saw significant erosion. While ASER 2022 painted a mournful picture, ASER 2024 reassures that things are back on track and, quite encouragingly, the progress is led by government schools, which historically have been magnets for criticism....