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Data Points 2022 January 14
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Data Points 2021 December 15
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Data Points 2021 November 12
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The Urgency of Reopening Schools
A World Bank study estimates a loss of 0.3 to 0.9 years of schooling. The repercussions of learning loss and increased dropout rates are also likely to diminish the economic opportunities for this generation of students. How have countries responded to these challenges? Do they appreciate the sense of urgency that is required to rise to the challenge?
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Data Points 2021 October 29
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Data Points 2021 October 19
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Country Pages 2021 October 05
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Data Points 2021 September 30
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Data Points 2021 September 23
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Inclusive Education Needed as Equity Disparities Increase
The use of technology is becoming a hallmark of education services in the inter and post COVID era, though they offer fewer opportunities for engagement between students and teachers. Those who can have also introduced or expanded supplemental learning opportunities, but uneven trends in recovery efforts, coupled with continued pandemic disruptions, are having uneven impact.
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Data Points 2021 September 16
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Education Systems' Response to COVID-19 - Brief September 10th, 2021
The COVID-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker, sourced by teams across the World Bank, Johns Hopkins, and UNICEF, monitors recovery planning efforts in more than 200 countries and territories. The latest data shows that most countries have already opened schools partially (rural areas or parts of the country) and mostly with hybrid (combining remote and in-person) or mixed approaches.
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Data Points 2021 September 08
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Data Points 2021 September 01
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Data Points 2021 August 25
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Data Points 2021 August 18
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Data Points 2021 August 11
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Data Points 2021 August 04
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Data Points 2021 July 28
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COVID-19 Vaccination for Teachers: Global Implications for Reopening Schools Equitably
In some high-income countries (HICs), such as the United States, school reopening conversations incorporate vaccinating teachers as an important point in the agenda towards returning to in-person learning. The context is somewhat different in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where vaccine availability is scarce.
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Education Systems' Response to COVID-19 - Brief June 7th, 2021: Getting Back to Learning
The COVID-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker, sourced by teams across the World Bank, Johns Hopkins, and UNICEF, monitors recovery planning efforts in more than 200 countries and territories. Based on its data, learning modalities across regions shifted in recent weeks with many more countries shifting to hybrid and returning to in-person education.
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Mapping the road to recovery: How a new venture helps track learning in the wake of the pandemic
This is the first of a series of blogs and briefs highlighting key findings of the COVID Education Recovery Tracker.
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New Global Tracker to Measure Pandemic’s Impact on Education Worldwide
Tracker a collaborative effort of Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and UNICEF.
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