India, Oct. 2 -- A Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) school that was once on the brink of shutdown, has scripted a turnaround that has earned it global acclaim.

The Jalindarnagar ZP school in Khed tehsil has won the 'Community Choice Award' at the 2025 edition of the World's Best School prizes. Declared the winner from among 50 shortlisted schools worldwide, the announcement was made at a virtual ceremony Tuesday night. The Jalindarnagar school was shortlisted in June this year in the top 10 for community collaboration, one of the five categories in which the prizes are given away. The Community Choice Award - decided through public voting - recognised the school's innovative peer-learning system wherein students support each other in academics....