Teluguతెలుగు andమరియు Englishఆంగ్ల areభాషలు theఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ twoమరియు dominantతెలంగాణ languagesరాష్ట్రాలలోని ofపాఠశాలలో instructionబోధిస్తున్న inప్రధాన theభాషలు. schoolsకొన్ని ofపాఠశాలలలో Andhraఇతర Pradeshప్రాంతీయ andభాషలైన Telangana,ఉర్దూను whileబోధనా thereభాషగా areవాడుతున్నారు. alsoఈ schoolsరెండు whoరాష్ట్రాలలో useతెలుగు otherభాష regionalఅనేది languagesతప్పనిసరిగా such as Urdu as the medium of instructionబోధించవలసినది. Telugu is a compulsory subject in schools in both states, with fluency in theమెట్రిక్యులేషన్ languageచదివేవారికి beingతెలుగు aభాష requirementధారాళంగా formatriculationరావాలి.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/telangana-telugu-school-1044430-2017-09-14|title=Telugu now a mandatory subject for Telangana Class 1 to 12 school students|date=2017-09-14|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref>
Theఅంధ్రప్రదేశ్ governmentప్రభుత్వం inప్రభుత్వ Andhraపాఠశాలలలో Pradeshఆంగ్లమాద్యమం isపాఠశాలల workingసంఖ్యను toincreaseపెంచుటకు theకృషి numberచేస్తుంది. ofకొన్ని Englishరాష్ట్ర mediumపాఠశాలలలో schoolsఒక్క stateఆంగ్ల schools,మాధ్యమంలో withమాత్రమే someబోధించుటలు proposalsప్రతిపాదనలు callingవచ్చినందున forఈ Englishవిధానం toతల్లిదండ్రులకు beఆంగ్లమాద్యమంపై theపెరుగుతున్న onlyకోరికను mediumప్రతిబింబిస్తుంది. ofఆంగ్ల instructionమాధ్యమ inపాఠశాలల stateకోసం schools,పెరిగిన claimingడిమాండ్‌ను thatపొందలేకపోవడంతో thisప్రభుత్వ policyరంగం reflectsవిద్యార్థులను theకోల్పోతోందని growingభావించబడుతుంది. desire of parents and that the state sector is losing pupils due to its inability to meet the increased demand for English medium schools.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010517/english-medium-must-in-state-schools-says-andhra-pradesh.html|title=English medium must in state schools, says Andhra Pradesh government|date=2017-05-01|work=deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-09-27/AP-mulls-over-English-medium-in-government-schools-/329362|title=AP mulls over English medium in government schools|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> In Telangana, the government has issued plans to mandate English-medium education in all the private schools in the state. The trend towards English-medium education has caused alarm among some Telugu-language activists who claim that the state governments are placing the language in an inferior position and depriving Telugu-speakers of their language rights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/Telugu-loses-out-to-English-as-medium-of-education/article14003197.ece|title=Telugu loses out to English as medium of education|last=Dayashankar|first=K. M.|date=2016-01-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Passions have been further inflamed by anecdotal reports of students in English-language schools being punished for speaking Telugu.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-09/hyderabad/31139041_1_telugu-caned-girl|title= Girl caned for speaking Telugu in school |date=9 March 2012|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>
In Telangana, the government has issued plans to mandate English-medium education in all the private schools in the state. The trend towards English-medium education has caused alarm among some Telugu-language activists who claim that the state governments are placing the language in an inferior position and depriving Telugu-speakers of their language rights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/Telugu-loses-out-to-English-as-medium-of-education/article14003197.ece|title=Telugu loses out to English as medium of education|last=Dayashankar|first=K. M.|date=2016-01-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Passions have been further inflamed by anecdotal reports of students in English-language schools being punished for speaking Telugu.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-09/hyderabad/31139041_1_telugu-caned-girl|title= Girl caned for speaking Telugu in school |date=9 March 2012|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>
Many educated Telugu people began travelling around the world in search of knowledge-based jobs, and have observed that many countries are prospering faster than India by imparting education in their native languages without depending on English.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} Throughout India, native-language advocates are demanding less reliance on English. An expenditure of less than one day’s [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) of Andhra Pradesh could achieve Telugu parity, if the state government is dedicated to Telugu-language development.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} No country in the world has attained developed status without imparting education in its native language.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
