Maths skills suffer the most after lockdowns put pupils a year behind
Researchers suggest curriculum changes after finding maths and language the most harmed
19 May 2022 - 05:10
Most pupils at SA public schools are languishing a year behind where they would have been if it were not for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study that lays bare its devastating impact on education.
Government responses to Covid-19 brought schooling to a halt around the world, but the learning losses are particularly worrying for SA because it was performing poorly by international standards even before the pandemic struck...
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