Opening schools: are we asking the right questions?
It is critical that we use this crisis to re-energise a broader drive to reform the education system
29 May 2020 - 06:00
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on education systems around the world. It represents what the World Bank calls “the largest simultaneous shock to all education systems in our lifetimes”.
Globally, nearly 1.2-billion learners – more than two-thirds of all learners enrolled worldwide – are affected by the closing of schools...
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