This study compares the learning gains in the eight weeks of school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland with learning gains in the eight weeks before these school closures
The impact of COVID-19 on education – Insights from Education at a Glance 2020
This analysis enables the understanding of countries’ response and potential impact from the COVID-19 containment measures focusing on a selection of indicators from Education at a Glance.
The impact of COVID-19 on student equity and inclusion: supporting vulnerable students during school closures and school re-openings
This Policy Brief describes OECD Member Countries’ initiatives to address the different needs of vulnerable students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Missing More Than a Classroom. The impact of school closures on children’s nutrition
The paper presents the evidence on the potential negative short-term and long-term effects of school meal scheme disruption during Covid-19 globally.
Learning at a Distance
This report explores children’s and parents’ experiences of remote learning during the lockdown in Italy, drawing on data collected from 11 European countries
Trends, Promising Practices and Gaps in Remote Learning for Pre-Primary Education
This paper examines the remote learning options that countries around the world have made available for pre-primary students and their families while schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What Have We Learnt?
UNICEF study presents findings from a survey of ministries of education on national responses to COVID-19
Effects of school closures on foundational skills and promising practices for monitoring and mitigating learning loss
This working paper 1. Explores how disrupted schooling may affect foundational learning skills ; 2. Examines how countries are delivering and monitoring remote learning b; and 3. Presents promising key practices for the effective delivery and monitoring of remote learning
To reopen schools, India must go local
Involve parents; decentralise decision-making; and give schools greater autonomy for expenditure. Local innovation is the path forward.
COVID-19: How prepared are global education systems for future crises?
This research brief focuses on how school closures affect children and the resiliency of education systems to respond to such disruptions and mitigate their effect.