How the education sector should respond to COVID-19, according to these leading experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global learning crisis. Here experts discuss the steps needed to tackle the issue.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global learning crisis. Here experts discuss the steps needed to tackle the issue.
La pandemia ha provocado el cierre de escuelas y la interrupción del aprendizaje en todo el mundo. ¿Cómo podemos mantener las escuelas abiertas y fomentar la recuperación del aprendizaje?
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen schools closed and learning disrupted across the globe, so how can we keep schools open and encourage learning to recover?
$15 trillion in value of children's future earnings is expected to be lost due to interruptions to learning. Teachers need support in order to reduce this.
在低收入及中低收入国家中,有53%的儿童处于“学习贫困”状态,这意味着他们在10岁时还无法阅读简单的文本。
COVID-19 has worsened the existing global learning crisis, with 53% of children in low and low-middle income countries in Learning Poverty.
With massive school closures, Learning Poverty could increase to 63%, meaning 72 million more primary age kids will be among the learning poor.
Le problème est particulièrement préoccupant dans les pays en situation de fragilité, de conflit et de violence.
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