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Tag Archives: covid19
The impact of COVID-19 school closures and stress on adolescent mental health in Kenya
By Jessie Pinchoff, Karen Austrian, Faith Mbushi, Population Council & Julie Mwabe, Kenya Executive Office of the President, Policy and Strategy Unit “I had anxiety because we left school when we were just about to sit for the exams, and … Continue reading
Posted in Out-of-school children, Youth
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, kenya, mental health, target 4.1, youth
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Have we underestimated the number of students affected by school closures?
By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought the loss of many lives and severe pressures on health systems, it has also had a severe and negative impact on livelihoods of disadvantaged people … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Out-of-school children
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, learning, learning outcomes, out of school, out of school children, target 4.6
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COVID‑19 highlights an opportunity for out-of-school children
The response of education during the pandemic has revealed the possibilities, both digital and non-digital, to reduce the number of out-of-school children, including those who were already excluded before the COVID‑19 crisis. By Wongani Grace Taulo, Suguru Mizunoya, Garen Avanesian, … Continue reading
Posted in Out-of-school children
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, out of school, target 4.1
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Counting the cost of COVID-19 on learning in rural Kenya
By Dr Junaid Mubeen, Director of Education at Whizz Education Learning loss has floated into the lexicon of educators, as we reckon with the consequences of COVID-19 on students’ academic progress. It can be defined in multiple ways. At Whizz … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Literacy
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, learning, learning assessments, learning outcomes
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Children with disabilities can learn…and the pandemic should be no barrier!
By Rita Crespo Fernandez, Humanity & Inclusion 🔊 Listen to this blog Khursaid, who lives in Nepal, is in the 4th grade. He can only see when using glasses and has been using them since he was two. During the … Continue reading
Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, disability, Inclusion
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Can universities survive the uncertainty of COVID-19?
🔊 Listen to this blog English / Español The financial model that held up many of the world’s largest universities is under threat. The pandemic has put the fees associated with university degrees in question. Online courses are a far … Continue reading
Posted in higher education
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, Target 4.3, tertiary education
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Now this: vaccine requirements to go to university
🔊 Listen to this blog/ Read in Spanish The United States is trailblazing, as university after university is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students to be able to return to study this autumn. Rutgers was the first, but now at least … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster preparedness, Health, tertiary education
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, Target 4.3, tertiary education
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Cancel exams? What is an appropriate response to the COVID-19 disruption?
🔊 Listen to this blog ‘Dear Government, please remember before deciding between offline and online exams that we’ll be able to vote next year ;)’, tweeted several students in India last week. In recent days, ‘cancelboardexams2021’ has been trending on … Continue reading
Look after hidden out-of-school children in high income countries as schools reopen
🔊 Listen to this blog / Read in spanish Europe is one of the worst hit regions by COVID-19. Schools remain closed in many countries. New closures have been announced in the last few days across France, and many schools … Continue reading
Posted in Marginalization, Out-of-school children
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, out of school, target 4.1
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Don’t forget about those who were not in school before the pandemic
🔊 Listen to this blog By Andrew Christensen, Dr Carla Pezzulo , Professor Andy Tatem , Dr Victor Alegana and Omar Bakari, academics and practitioners working in education policy, disability rights, public health, and geospatial and data science School closures … Continue reading
Posted in Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, out of school, out of school children, target 4.1, youth
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