While outbreaks do occur in school settings, transmission is lower than or similar to the levels of community transmission if prevention strategies are followed. School closures can lead to learning loss, mental distress, exposure to violence and abuse, missed school-based meals, vaccinations and reduced development of social skills.
School teachers to get training on ICT tools
With government school teachers and headmasters started coming to schools from Monday, many schools plan to make use of the opportunity to train their teachers on information and communication technology (ICT) tools for effective teaching.
Can, and should, India reopen schools now? | In Focus Podcast
Anurag Behar speaks to us on whether India needs a roadmap for reopening schools and how it can be done safely
A Critical Review by Teachers on the Online Teaching-Learning during the COVID-19
This study looks into teacher’s perspectives in India about online mode of learning, challenges and issues faced by them in migration to online platform, experience about online tools/platforms used for instructional delivery and their suggestions to improve the process for effective teaching.
Teachers go extra mile to connect with students in Ernakulam
In order to ensure the mental and academic well-being of students at home during the lockdown, the teachers of Ramamangalam High School in Ernakulam have started a new a programme called Karuthalum Kavalum.
School Students’ Perception and Challenges towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in India: An Econometric Analysis
This study analyzes the perceptions of students and the challenges of online classes during this ongoing COVID-19 outbreak using quantitative and sample survey approach.
Learning in times of lockdown: how Covid-19 is affecting education and food security in India
This paper discusses the implications of lockdown-induced school and rural child-care center closures on education and health outcomes for the urban and rural poor.
An analysis of the reach and effectiveness of distance learning in India during school closures due to COVID-19
This study reflects on the findings from a UNICEF survey targeting parents and adolescents across 6 states in India, and identifies lessons learned for addressing learning inequities during future school closures.
Learning in the time of COVID-19: Insights from Nepal
This note discusses the impact of COVID-19 and related school closures on primary students’ access to learning in Nepal.
From avid learner to sole earner of her family, how school closure changed this 13-year-old’s life
It is the second academic year when children have been out of school across India.