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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Thanks for sharing the letter. You have covered all the points in a more authentic way along with research evidences. However, I personally feel that
public schools in India are not only places for learning to uphold the fundamental right but also many other rights for overall holistic development. It includes nutrition, wellbeing through appropriate health interventions and joyful childhood through enabling
environment for recreation and games. The school closure is taking all these rights that are guaranteed under constitution under 39 (e) &( f) read with Article 21 and 47. Therefore, immediately starting mid-day meal programme with all other supportive nutrition
and health systems is crucial for overall development. It would have been appropriate to flag all these issues in the letter.
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<b>Sent:</b> 23 August 2021 2:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mythili Ram <mythiliramchand@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Guru <Guru@itforchange.net>; research@educationemergency.net <research@educationemergency.net>; Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya <aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com>; Sriranjani Ranganathan <sriranjani.ranganathan@gmail.com>; Manisha Priyam <priyam.manisha@gmail.com>;
venita kaul <vkaul54@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Meeting with Jharkhand Education Secretary</font>
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<p>That will be really useful. Here is the letter I have drafted for the Education Secretary (not for circulation please, we will release the final version to the media tomorrow). If need be, we will send a similar letter to the CM and request an appointment.</p>
<p>Jean<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 22-08-2021 21:31, Mythili Ram wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 5:29 PM Jean Dreze <<a href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net">jaandaraz@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p>Thanks Guru. Would be good to hear more about points 1 and 2 from Mythili, Ranjani and Manisha. I will count myself lucky if we are able to persuade the Secy that schools need to reopen soon and that the Govt of Jharkhand may benefit from these inputs for
the purpose of preparing a transition plan. Hopefully they are on the job, but I will be surprised if they have electrifying proposals.<br>
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<p>Jean<br>
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<div>On 22-08-2021 13:14, Guru wrote:<br>
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I have compiled inputs from Rishikesh, Jyotnsa and Sajitha in mail thread + Note on the Education Emergency in
<a href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
Hindi</a> + Press release advocating immediate opening of pre-primary and primary schools from the National Coalition, in the attached PDF, to make it easier to print/share.
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It may be useful to present the note as from the 'National Coalition on the Education Emergency' whose members are working to provide education support to schools, communities as well as larger mobilization of parents, teachers, stakeholders.
<b>So that it is seen as a potential continuous support/engagement than a one-off interaction.
</b>The note in the beginning summarises this potential support (also provided below)<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The Working Group on ‘<span style="background:#fff200">Education Support to Schools and Communities</span>’ is in the process of documenting models of meaningful learning (of different groups/organizations) and
compiling these. Based on this, the group is preparing ‘Guidelines for school opening’.
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:#fff200">We will provide the documents from this process to the Jharkhand education department. Contact Mythili Ramchand, Ranjani Ranganathan)</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The Working Group on ‘<span style="background:#fff200">Education Support to Schools and Communities</span>’ is in the process of organizing a meeting of
<font color="#000000">parents groups, teacher groups, NGOs, CBOs working in <b>Jharkhand</b>.
</font><font color="#000000"><span style="background:#fff200">The Education department should have a representative attend this virtual meeting to get a direct hearing of views of different stakeholders
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="background:#fff200">from Jharkhan</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="background:#fff200">d</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="background:#fff200">. (Contact person - Manisha Priyam</span></font><font color="#000000">)</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%"><font color="#000000">The </font>
<font color="#000000">Working Group on ‘</font>Research’ is compiling research studies conducted relating to Covid and education, and will release the highlights soon.
<span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:#fff200">The suggestions made in this note, do
</span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:#fff200">align</span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:#fff200"> with the findings of almost all the research studies.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The press release in the note argues for the immediate opening of pre-primary and primary schools, (contrary to the political preference to open class X-XII) as the maximum harm from school closure affects
this group. The note in <a href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
Hindi</a> discusses the need to 'resume' and 'renew' school education.<br>
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I am copying Manisha, Mythili, Ranjani and Venita for their inputs/suggestions. <br>
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regards,<br>
Guru<br>
Gurumurthy Kasinathan,<a href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> शिक्षा आपातकाल पर राष्ट्रीय सहभागिता</a><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Sajitha & Jyotsna have already provided very useful inputs. So, I’m not sure how useful this attachment is Jean. It contains examples on how the current and next year can be designed and the kind of curricular changes (broad and the next
level illustratively for Math).</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I’m attaching the word version so that you can use any section of the note to incorporate into your submission to the Secy, GoJ. Please feel free to use the note I’ve shared in whatever way you feel fit as it does not require any referencing.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Warm regards,</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">rishi</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Research <a href="mailto:research-bounces@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<research-bounces@educationemergency.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jyotsna Jha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 22, 2021 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sajitha Bashir <a href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<sajitha.bashir@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
research@educationemergency.net</a>; Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya <a href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Research] posters</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hi Jean, </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I can see that we all have different and at times also contrary suggestions. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Yet, can help suggesting a few - I am sure you would discern and decide: I think you should ask for some quick decisions that are also easier to implement followed by some modified approaches for being more supportive to children. I have
five suggestions:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">1. I am a votary for a Zero Year or a Bonus Year for all primary kids, especially in states like Jharkhand and Bihar. In the lifetime, one year is nothing but if pushed to higher grades without knowing nothing, it would lead to much higher
dropouts. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">2. A curriculum-approach replanning with support of local (there are some in Ranchi who understand these well) and some external people, focusing on key and supportive concepts - I know that MP is making some such initiative. Different from
bridging in the sense that it also takes note of already prevailing learning gaps and also structural aspects. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">3. Training teachers on this new approach and also extensively on equity and learning issues making them able to have a differential approach and not treating all children the same. It may also mean individual testing (as Sajitha is suggesting)
to know about each one of them - but much better to equip teachers to do that rather than organising large scale ones. It must include orienting them on socio-emotional support and the importance of maintaining links with children/parents during such breaks.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">4. Preparing teachers/schools/system for future sudden such occurrences (third wave?). For instance, many schools don't have all children's addresses with landmarks, phone numbers (family or neighbour), closest literate person's phone
number/address. We found that to be a major constraint that teachers faced when it came to getting in touch with students and families. Record collection may have happened but the school does not have these in many cases. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">5. Textbooks (plus additional learning materials) and Meals to be non-negotiable - the system must assess the current practices and assure the availability of these two. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 9:20 AM Sajitha Bashir <<a href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sajitha.bashir@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Studies from the US show that it takes several years for students who are below grade level to "catch up" to grade level ; one study I saw indicates that only 4 % catch up in two years ! (This is pre-pandemic). In general, younger children,
and students who are not independent learners take longer. So this cannot be a one-time effort, it could take a few years. In other words, think of what you have to do consistently for several years (which may , if done well, actually introduce some much
needed changes in the education system). That is the first point that I would make. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- children need to be assessed individually (not just on academic subjects); sample based assessments and tests give us an idea of the scale of the problem, but do not indicate what needs to be done in each school. These have to be administered
by teachers, but there must be some quality checks and protocols, and consistent analysis of data, to help develop school plans. [ Also, children would also have learnt new skills and resilience during this time, and it is important to build on this]</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- extend the time for learning (eg weekends, holidays etc). This obviously has to be negotiated with teachers or other organizations have to be brought in.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- mixed age groups / classes in smaller groups - eg you can teach literacy skills to some students in classes 1-3 together, if some grade 2-3 students have lost literacy skills. This becomes more difficult at higher levels, but solutions
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- additional instructional materials for the above (ie the textbooks usually cannot be used; but additional instructional materials are not difficult to develop and need not take time)</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- a clear instructional plan developed by each school ( schools will need support for this)</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- meaningful and sensitive communication with parents on a regular basis.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">- more public funding to support all of above; one can't tackle the crisis meaningfully with the existing level of resources</p>
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<p>We are meeting the Education Secretary in Jharkhand tomorrow. If you have any suggestions, or any ready-made material that might be useful to him, please let me know.</p>
<p>Jean</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">That is right. The gap that has occurred over the 16+ months is so huge and as Jean says it is over the gap that already existed! If we are to do anything meaningful, we will need a lot of time with the children to even get them to where
they were before the lockdown.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">I guess all will agree with it too. But the challenge is in coming up with the appropriate approach with a suitable curriculum, material, pedagogy, capacity building to use them & so on… we will have to start working with State Govt’s
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jean Dreze <a href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<jaandaraz@riseup.net></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya <a href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a>; Guru <a href="mailto:Guru@ITforChange.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<Guru@ITforChange.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sajitha Bashir <a href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<sajitha.bashir@gmail.com></a>; <a href="mailto:mehendalearchana@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
mehendalearchana@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
research@educationemergency.net</a>; Rishikesh <a href="mailto:rishikesh@apu.edu.in" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<rishikesh@apu.edu.in></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Research] posters</p>
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<p>It seems to me that the "bridge", however designed, will have to extend to March 2023, not 2022. Because the "gap", for children who've been left out all this time, is not just one-and-a-half years (since lockdown began); it's one-and-a-half years + what
they forgot of what they had learnt + whatever gap was already there before the lockdown began. I don't see a 3-month bridge course filling that gap.</p>
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<p>Jean</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Hi Jean and friends </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">You have raised an important issue. Since March 24<sup>th</sup> to till date nothing much happened to children who are in lower classes. Therefore, I propose the following. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">The children who joined class 1 in 2020-21 can be combined with the children who are joining class 1 in 2021-22 since there levels of learning are one and the same. These children will undergo
accelerated learning programme to learn basic things appropriate to their age and grade in a combined manner to benefit both the age groups and grades in 2021-22 for 200 hundred learning days as indicated by RTE Act. During this period, teachers with special
curriculum and methods help these children master the competencies otherwise they would have mastered in class 1 and two respectively. At the end of 2022 academic year , a special programme for children who got admitted to class 1 in 2020-21 ( though they
have not attended school) can be designed with special curriculum to prepare them for class 3, so that we can avoid loss of one year for no fault of them. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">In the meal for all other grades from 2 to 10, the first 3 months should be devoted to well-structured bridge course with a specially designed curriculum to get familiar with age wise- grade
wise competencies before we start curriculum transaction </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Otherwise, the loss is for marginalized children who are first- or second-generation learners. Therefore, while talking on behalf them and demanding any solution needs a fair understanding and
all benefit should be given to children. The decision also should be in the best interest of the children. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Jean Dreze
<a href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><jaandaraz@riseup.net></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 August 2021 1:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Guru <a href="mailto:Guru@ITforChange.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<Guru@ITforChange.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> niranjan aradhya <a href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a>; Sajitha Bashir <a href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<sajitha.bashir@gmail.com></a>; <a href="mailto:mehendalearchana@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
mehendalearchana@gmail.com</a> <a href="mailto:mehendalearchana@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<mehendalearchana@gmail.com></a>; <a href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
research@educationemergency.net</a> <a href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<research@educationemergency.net></a>; Rishikesh <a href="mailto:rishikesh@apu.edu.in" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<rishikesh@apu.edu.in></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Research] posters</span> </p>
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<p>Dear Guru and friends,</p>
<p>I am still tied up with the field survey, but doing my best to keep up in the between with all the useful material you are circulating.</p>
<p>The survey findings are alarming (no surprise here). In Latehar district, in 5 SC/ST hamlets, we found that 75% of children were unable to read a single word. Meanwhile, the schools are falling apart.</p>
<p>I wonder what the "line" is on automatic promotion. Once again it seems to suit privileged children, who are more or less on track, but it is the kiss of educational death for other children. How can children who were enrolled in Class 1 last year, and have
never been to school or learnt the alphabet, be in Class 2 now (Class 3 in a few months), where they are given English textbooks (in Jharkhand)? Is there not a case for a "bonus year" when all children are helped to recover instead of sorting the winners and
losers yet again? Just curious - I am sure that you have discussed this.</p>
<p>I am not clear whether <a href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
"research@educationemergency.net"</a> is a kind of collective address so I am CC-ing a few at random!</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Jean</p>
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We are in the process of translating posters to as many languages as possible as these can help in sharp and quick communication. We will share these with you as well.<br>
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regards<br>
Guru<br>
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<p>Dear Guru: Thanks for this and other mails. I am up to my ears right now with the field survey (until 22 August), but I will catch up as soon as possible. We will definitely help with media for one thing.</p>
<p>More asap,</p>
<p>Jean</p>
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<pre>Dear Jean</pre>
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<pre>I am attaching the posters that my colleague made in our Karnataka</pre>
<pre>'Open Schools' campaign</pre>
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<pre>The campaign included a street protest, media articles, few press</pre>
<pre>releases which were reported in local papers. It may have helped a bit -</pre>
<pre>the Karnataka Govt kept high schools open Jan-March 2021.</pre>
<pre>Through the State SMC Federation, Niranjan and others also organized</pre>
<pre>district level protest meetings on school opening. A PIL was also put up</pre>
<pre>in Karnataka High Court on both opening schools and providing mid day</pre>
<pre>meals. The CJ was sympathetic but did not give a firm directive to open</pre>
<pre>schools. (there is a general middle class fear psychosis)</pre>
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<pre>For this time, apart from posters, street protests, short videos</pre>
<pre>(children, parents, teachers) in multiple languages, social media</pre>
<pre>campaigns, apart from policy briefs, guidelines/toolkits for school</pre>
<pre>opening will be required. And the idea of the national coalition is to</pre>
<pre>share resources/ideas across groups working in different geographies.</pre>
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<pre>regards,</pre>
<pre>Guru</pre>
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<pre><a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/mar/19/midday-meals-as-crucial-as-classes-survey-2278502.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/mar/19/midday-meals-as-crucial-as-classes-survey-2278502.html</a></pre>
<pre><a href="https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-schools-and-all-classes-local-hygiene-precautions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-schools-and-all-classes-local-hygiene-precautions</a></pre>
<pre><a href="https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-primary-schools-now-to-avoid-a-learning-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-primary-schools-now-to-avoid-a-learning-crisis</a></pre>
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