COVID-19 Has Robbed The World's Poorest Children Of Nearly 4 Months Of Schooling

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Kids in lower-income countries have lost close to 4 months of learning since the start of the pandemic — compared to 6 weeks of learning lost in high-income countries, a new report finds.

from UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank finds the return to learning has been much slower in the world's poorer countries.Schoolchildren in low- and lower-middle-income countries have lost almost four months of learning since the start of the pandemic, compared to six weeks of learning loss in high-income countries.

One in 4 countries, most of which are low- and lower-middle-income, have either missed their planned reopening date or not yet set a date for reopening. Almost all countries have offered some form of remote learning during closures, whether online, by broadcast or through paper packets. However, while 3 out of 4 countries overall count remote learning days as school days, only 1 in 5 low-income countries do so, in recognition of how few children are actually able to access these resources.

Half of low-income countries reported not having enough money to pay for things like handwashing facilities and protective equipment for students and teachers. Only 5% of high-income countries said the same.by the foundation Insights for Education, which estimated that nearly half of the world's 1.6 billion primary and secondary students would not return to school before the end of 2020.

For decades, the development community has been working to get more children into schools. Formal learning is seen as key to

 

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Surprising absolutely no one.

How about kids in the US' poorest counties?

Big DEAL --- Amount of time is not the issue - it is what you are learing that is the issue.

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Is it true its all preplanned?

No one really cares about the negative effect on kids...it’s about teacher unions and politics.

Just let all kids do the year over. Simple. Problem solved.

Gee, what does it mean for the USA which has rich and POOR? Don’t say it’s by country wealth.

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