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Tag Archives: covid19
Two-thirds of poorer countries are cutting education budgets due to COVID-19
Education budgets are not adjusting proportionately to the challenges brought about by COVID-19, especially in poorer countries. Despite additional funding needs, two-thirds of low- and lower-middle-income countries have, in fact, cut their public education budgets since the onset of the … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged budgets, coronavirus, covid19, Education Finance Watch, finance, financing
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COVID-19 has prompted countries to adjust and rethink financing for equity in education
It has become commonplace to acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the inequalities that pre-existed in education systems and has opened new rifts. We also know that education may be increasingly capturing the media headlines but not finance ministers’ … Continue reading
Mekdes: a COVID-19 learning hero for deaf children in Ethiopia
This blog is part of a series of blogs telling the stories of COVID-19 learning heroes, whose stories were celebrated during International Education Day. Right after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Ethiopia in March 2020, the government ordered … Continue reading
Posted in disability, Inclusion, Learning, pedagogy, Teachers, teaching
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, covid19learningheroes, disability, teachers
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Time to roll out education’s recovery package
By Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO Humanity likes clear cut resolutions to crises and flees uncertainty. As the new year begins, the world has neither – the pandemic is resurging, vaccination campaigns are still in their infancy, and … Continue reading
Emerging from COVID-19 pandemic: A social inclusion approach to educating learners with disabilities
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
Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education
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Re-building resilient education systems: three lessons on the privatisation of education emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic
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
Posted in Non-state actors, private schools, private sector, privatisation
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Non-state actors, privatisation
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What is the best pedagogy for managing the transition back to school ?
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
Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Health, pedagogy
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Health, pedagogy, policy, sanitation, Target 4.a
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Act now to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cost of achieving SDG4
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
Why the world urgently needs a global plan to get all children safely back to school
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
Posted in Aid, child marriage, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized
Tagged aid, aid to education, coronavirus, covid19, out of school children
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Preparing for the new normal in Pakistan amid COVID 19 – A case for accelerated learning
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 coronavirus, covid19, girls, girls' education, Inclusion, Pakistan
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