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COVID poses long-term US education and earning risks

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UNITED STATES

Many school districts are now opening online, with a hybrid model or completely in-person. This comes as COVID-19 is creating a US childcare crisis that will have immediate and…

Pandemic will worsen Latin American education outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

As of October 2020, only 13 countries in the region had fully reopened schools, UNICEF says. While in other parts of the world schools have gradually returned to in-classroom…

Rwandan model’s longevity will depend on donor support

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RWANDA

Rwanda's governance model.

US digital divide will not be easily bridged

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UNITED STATES

The US digital divide over broadband internet access and its implications.

Islam is likely to influence Turkish education reform

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TURKEY

Erdogan spoke ten days after instructing the education ministry to change the examination system for secondary-school entrance. His new-found interest in education quality, if…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

Pandemic underlines need for plugging digital divide

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INT

INT: Pandemic underlines need to plug digital divide

South-east Asia’s edtech sector will mature unevenly

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

This has stretched -- but also stimulated -- the emerging edtech sector in the region, and uncovered the many challenges the sector faces in the long term.

China’s 'left-behind' children pose long-term problem

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CHINA

Parental separation can last for years, with even visits rare. This takes a serious toll on children’s wellbeing and educational prospects and places a heavy burden on elderly…

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.