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Young lives, interrupted: Short‑term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle income countries
by Alan Sánchez Jiménez, Marta Favara, Richard Freund, Catherine Porter, Douglas Scott - GRADE (Peru) - January 30, 2021
Interventions are needed to mitigate the impact of education dropout (and related youth mental health issues) in Peru, Vietnam, India and Ethiopia.
Education in the Time of COVID-19 in Ecuador
- in Spanish - May 5, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
A new model of education is needed. But first, we must understand the challenges that arise in a state of emergency.
Educating in times of pandemic: Provincial responses to COVID-19 in Argentina
- in Spanish - May 1, 2020by Alejandra Cardini, Vanesa D'Alessandre, Esteban Torre - CIPPEC (Argentina)
The pandemic affected more than 10 million students and almost 900,000 teachers at the initial, primary and secondary levels.
Rethinking UGC’s Directive to Stop Online Tests: Going Back or Moving Forward?
- April 24, 2020by Aanmona Priyadarshini - BIGD (Bangladesh)
The limitations of online teaching are not a reason to halt exams. A coalition across stakeholders is needed for creative solutions.
The Salvadoran education system in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli - FUSADES (El Salvador)
When schools reopen the educational gap must be assessed, and strategies implemented to recover learning and reduce inequalities.
Early Childhood and Families: A Partnership for Continuing Education during the Crisis
- in Spanish - April 17, 2020by Jennifer Guevara, Vanesa D'Alessandre - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Education in early childhood needs to be re-thought. Families require support in order to fully integrate this into their daily lives at home.
What does the 'I learn at home' strategy ask of us Peruvian families?
- in Spanish - April 15, 2020GRADE (Peru)
This emergency is undoubtedly putting a strain on traditional forms of relationship between families and schools.
COVID-19: Impending Situation Threatens to Deepen Nigeria's Education Crisis
- April 7, 2020by Thelma Obiakor, Adedeji Adeniran - CSEA (Nigeria)
Nationwide school closures have disrupted learning and access to vital school-provided services for a record number of students.
The pandemic will deepen inequalities and widen the education gap
- in Spanish - April 2, 2020by Alejandra Cardini, Esteban Torre - CIPPEC (Argentina)
School is no longer a physical place to learn. This is exposing more than just educational inequalities.
Educational policies in times of a pandemic
- in Spanish - March 20, 2020by Alejandra Cardini, Esteban Torre - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Vulnerable groups will be hit the hardest, globally and nationally, due to divided and uncoordinated political responses.