Tag Archives: covid19

Emerging from COVID-19 pandemic: A social inclusion approach to educating learners with disabilities

Posted on 19 October 2020 by

By Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor, World Bank and Anna Cristina D’Addio, Senior Policy Analyst at the GEM Report The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of children to stay at home and physically out of school. Despite planned … Continue reading →

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Re-building resilient education systems: three lessons on the privatisation of education emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on 2 October 2020 by

English / Español By members of the Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium It is well-known that the disruptions to education due to COVID-19 are enormous. In order to understand the full effects of the pandemic, members of the … Continue reading →

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What is the best pedagogy for managing the transition back to school ?

Posted on 28 September 2020 by

By Le Thu Huong, Programme Specialist, Section of Education Policy at UNESCO Going to school is important for children, but it may be a daunting experience this year due to the pandemic. Returning after months of being locked-down and studying … Continue reading →

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Act now to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cost of achieving SDG4

Posted on 4 September 2020 by

English / Español Next week, finance ministers are being convened by the United Nations Secretary-General to look at financing in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.  It is critical that they see education as key to the recovery from the … Continue reading →

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Why the world urgently needs a global plan to get all children safely back to school 

Posted on 26 August 2020 by

By Hollie Warren, Head of Education: Save the Children The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated more than ever that global crises require global solutions. In April, faced with a global health emergency like no other, the international community came together in … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the new normal in Pakistan amid COVID 19 – A case for accelerated learning

Posted on 21 August 2020 by

By Hamza Sarfraz, Policy Researcher and Zain ul Abidin, Programme Specialist at Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi Several months after it first hit globally, governments and experts across the world have now finally begun to register the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Education … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Which are the biggest aid donors to education?

Posted on 30 July 2020 by

The recent new policy paper by the GEM Report shows that aid to each of the three education levels – basic, secondary and upper secondary education – has grown in the latest annual release of data from 2018. The last … Continue reading →

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Three innovative responses to COVID-19 that have removed barriers to learning for the most marginalised

Posted on 13 July 2020 by

By Janet Lennox and Wongani Taulo Since COVID-19 burst onto the world stage, headlines have mounted about the millions of children suddenly out of school due to the closures during countries’ lockdowns. Lessons from earlier school closures, such as the … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Language, Learning, Marginalization, refugees | Tagged | 9 Comments

COVID-19 poised to set aid to education back by six years

Posted on 10 July 2020 by

English / Español A new GEM Report policy paper released today shows that total aid to education reached its highest ever levels in 2018, the latest available year. However, it estimates that global aid is likely to decline by up … Continue reading →

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How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting contract teachers in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on 9 July 2020 by

By Peter Wallet, Teacher Task Force and Pierre Varly, Consultant The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on education systems. At its height, 194 countries had implemented country-wide school closures, affecting 63 million primary and secondary teachers. Sub-Saharan Africa … Continue reading →

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