Attempts to measure learning losses indicate that between 50% and 75% of a typical year’s worth of learning was lost during 2020
Primary schools return on Monday amid unrest destruction
Many schools that were already chronically under-equipped before the looting have been damaged
Pandemic sows seeds of future inequality as pupils quit school
Pupil dropout rates are now at the highest they have been in 20 years, with half-a-million more children out of school
Lack of regular schooling severely harming pupils’ progress
Education department favours resumption of full-time classes
Studies show the terrible toll of lockdown on poor pupils
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown had a devastating effect on schooling
