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”
Education after the Lockdown
Education after the lockdown (News and Research 193) No exams! More equity? May 1968 Paris riots resulted in abandoning normal examination procedures. For those on margin of passing exams, result was more education and higher wages – effects that persist… The social impacts of the coronavirus crisis, particularly on children and young people, can beContinue reading “Education after the Lockdown”
Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown
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Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown
Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown (News and Research 192) We should avoid flattening the curve in education – Possible scenarios for learning loss during the school lockdowns – S.A. Iqbal, J.P. Azevedo, K. Geven, A. Hasan, H. Patrinos Social distancing has been a necessary strategyContinue reading “Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown”
The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century
The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century Truth matters, and the norms associated with a democratic society, such as the common good, responsibility, ethics, and civic engagement, are under attack with the emergence of the post-truth society. There are concerns worldwide that public education is failing us on pushing back on disinformation. And, in mostContinue reading “The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century”
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