Fix what is already there, Kerala model can wait.” This is the message from activists and educationists to School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar, who last month announced the plan to implement the ‘Kerala education model’ in Maharashtra.

Sushil Shejule, coordinator of Marathi Shala Sansthachalak Sangh, said, “We welcome the government’s initiative to study better and more successful school education patterns of other states. However, there are priorities at home that need urgent attention, and the number one priority is filling up vacant posts for teachers. There are numerous vacancies across the state.”