How the education sector should respond to COVID-19, according to these leading experts

Apr 14, 2022

Students wearing protective face masks are seated adhering to social distancing guidelines while attending a class, as students return to classes for 2022 school year, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in San Salvador, El Salvador January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

1. Prioritize keeping schools open. Image: REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Jaime Saavedra

Global Director, Education Global Practice

Jaime Saavedra

Global Director, Education Global Practice

Robert Jenkins

Global Director of Education and Adolescent Development, UNICEF

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