Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes A Set of Global Estimates
The Impact of COVID-19
The Impact of COVID-19 (News and Research 200) Over Half of Albanian 15-Year-Olds Functionally Illiterate, World Bank Warns Learning Loss to Follow Pandemic (Exit news) | The World Bank foresees significant learning loss in the Western Balkans countries following the coronavirus outbreak, with more students falling back into functional illiteracy and dropping out of school.Continue reading “The Impact of COVID-19”
The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 on Education
The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 on Education (News and Research 199) The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19: Education The COVID-19 pandemic shocks to the education systems will have negative short and long-term impact. All Western Balkan countries have responded to the disruption in education delivery by introducing various remote teaching modalities. YetContinue reading “The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 on Education”
Investing in Information Technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Investing in Information Technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic (News and Research 198) Croatia: How investing in information technology and digital competencies of students and teachers payed off during the pandemic | Diego Ambasz, Lucia Brajkovic | When coronavirus (COVID-19) first appeared in Croatia on February 25, the country responded swiftly, introducing measures such as travelContinue reading “Investing in Information Technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
COVID-19, Education and the Labor Market
COVID-19, Education and the Labor Market (News and Research 197) World Bank Project to Support Modernization of Higher Education in Belarus – congrats Nina & Denis! | The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a €100 million project to support the modernization of Belarus’ higher education sector, a crucial step towards achieving a modern universityContinue reading “COVID-19, Education and the Labor Market”
Πρέπει να αποφύγουμε την ισοπέδωση της καμπύλης στην εκπαίδευση – Πιθανά σενάρια απωλειών στις επιδόσεις και τη μάθηση, ενώ τα σχολεία παραμένουν κλειστά
Syedah Aroob Iqbal Joao Pedro Azevedo Koen Geven Amer Hasan Harry A. Patrinos Η κοινωνική αποστασιοποίηση, μια απαραίτητη στρατηγική για τη μείωση της εξάπλωσης του νέου κορωνοϊού (COVID-19), οδήγησε τις περισσότερες χώρες να κλείσουν τα σχολεία. Όμως με 1,5 δισεκατομμύριο παιδιά εκτός σχολείων σε 175 χώρες (από τις 10 Απριλίου), οι ανησυχίες εντείνονται σχετικά μεContinue reading “Πρέπει να αποφύγουμε την ισοπέδωση της καμπύλης στην εκπαίδευση – Πιθανά σενάρια απωλειών στις επιδόσεις και τη μάθηση, ενώ τα σχολεία παραμένουν κλειστά”
COVID-19 Education Response
COVID-19 Education Response (News and Research 196) Response Note to COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia: Policy and Practice Recommendations Tigran, Alina, Janssen | ECA Education Team’s response to the COVID-19 crisis Lost Wages: The COVID-19 Cost of School Closures | Psacharopoulos, Collis, Patrinos, Vegas Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) have led toContinue reading “COVID-19 Education Response”
The Education Crisis
The Education Crisis (News and Research 195) The COVID-19 cost of school closures | Projected Future Earnings Losses on Students and the Economy | … assuming that every additional year of schooling equates to 10 percent in additional future earnings. We then use the number of months of education closures to estimate the loss in marginal future earnings.Continue reading “The Education Crisis”
A Timely Response on Learning during School Closures
A Timely Response on Learning during School Closures (News and Research 194)
The COVID-19 cost of school closures
George Psacharopoulos | Harry A. Patrinos | Victoria Collis | Emiliana Vegas In mid-April, UNESCO reported 192 countries had closed all schools and universities, affecting more than 90 percent of the world’s learners: almost 1.6 billion children and young people. While some governments are starting to order teachers and students back to work, education—one of the mostContinue reading ” The COVID-19 cost of school closures”
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