The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest disruptor in the education sector. It has brought the future to us sooner than we ever imagined. Had there been no pandemic, the use of digital technologies in education would not have been so rampant.
Should children be given COVID-19 jabs?
The debate on opening up schools should be delinked from the discussions on vaccinating children
Returning to school 17 months later
The post-COVID-19 situation is complex and the ‘where we left it’ approach will not do for any stage of school education
Bangladesh schools open, most staff vaccinated
Bangladesh has reopened schools and other educational institutions after 543 days of closure as its virus situation eases and more people are vaccinated.
COVID-19 restrictions to be drastically eased in October: Pinarayi Vijayan
Schools and colleges to reopen in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday signalled that COVID-19 restrictions in Kerala could ease drastically in October.
Kerala initiates steps to reopen higher education institutions
Higher Education Minister R. Bindu said special vaccination drives will be held at campuses to fast-track inoculation among college students prior to the resumption of physical classes
Repeated school closures due to Covid leading to learning loss in South Asia: UNICEF
Limited access to devices, low connectivity, and limited teacher contact are severely constraining remote learning in the region
Learning loss higher among lower primary students: Report
Education experts and school managements want lower primary classes to be reopened immediately
Back at school: On student safety
State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits to students and society at large outweigh the risks of a COVID-19 surge. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher…