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Covid-19 school closures and the summer break
The shift in emphasis in global education debates in recent years towards learning outcomes has been so strong that sometimes it seemed as if we no longer valued education access unless it led to learning. The reaction to school closures … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster preparedness, Learning, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, learning, out of school, school holidays
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COVID 19: how Senegal intends to ensure #LearningNeverStops
English / Français By Rokhaya Fall Diawara and Tidiane Sall, UNESCO The spread of COVID-19 is a growing worry for Africa. Among the 47 African countries that have closed their schools and universities to more than 280 million African children, … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, ICT, ICT skills, learning, out of school, Senegal, technology
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Three ways to plan for equity during the coronavirus school closures
By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education and Suzanne Grant Lewis, UNESCO-IIEP Director From school closures and home confinement to travel bans, countries and municipalities are ramping up efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. For … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, equity, learning, out of school, UNESCO
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How are countries addressing the Covid-19 challenges in education? A snapshot of policy measures
By Gwang-Chol Chang and Satoko Yano, UNESCO’s Section of Education Policy Close to 80% of the world’s student population – 1.3 billion children and youth – is affected by school closures in 138 countries. Taken as a measure to contain … Continue reading
Posted in emergencies, Learning, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, learning, out of school, policy, UNESCO
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UNESCO’s response to the coronavirus crisis offers multilateral solutions
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to increasingly stringent measures around the world, including countrywide or localized school closures. As news is moving fast, this blog aims to synthesize some of the resources UNESCO has been set up … Continue reading
Posted in data, emergencies, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, learning, out of school
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Education Progress – the GEM Report’s new online interactive tool exploring progress made towards SDG 4
To mark International Education Day, the Global Education Monitoring Report has launched a new online interactive tool, Education Progress. Available in seven major languages, the site brings together data from various producers, notably the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, to explore … Continue reading
Posted in access, data, Equality, Equity, Finance, Learning, monitoring, Quality of education, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged access, equity, Finance, learning, monitoring, quality, SDG 4
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Building the Foundations: Highlights from ASER 2019 Early Years report
By Hannah-May Wilson, Education Partnerships Group For the last fifteen years, Pratham’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has provided an important and timely reminder that schooling does not equal learning. There is now wide acceptance that – despite spending … Continue reading
