{"id":23971,"date":"2020-06-25T06:42:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=23971"},"modified":"2020-06-25T06:43:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:43:28","slug":"covid-19-pandemic-widened-the-educational-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/covid-19-pandemic-widened-the-educational-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Pandemic widened the educational divide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to a UNESCO report released, about 40% of low- and lower-middle-income countries have not supported learners at risk of exclusion during this crisis, such as the poor, linguistic minorities and learners with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the height of school closures in April 2020, almost 91% of students around the world were out of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education systems during the pandemic responded with distance learning solutions, all of which offered less or more imperfect substitutes for classroom instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many poorer countries opted for radio and television lessons, 55% of low-income, 73% of lower-middle-income and 93% of upper-middle-income countries adopted for online learning platforms for primary and secondary education. India has used a mix of all three systems for educational continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all students and teachers have access to adequate internet connection, equipment, skills and working conditions to take advantage of available platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, 17% of low and middle-income countries are planning to recruit more teachers, 22% to increase class time, and 68% to introduce remedial classes when schools reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, how such classes are planned and targeted will be critical to whether disadvantaged students can catch up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a UNESCO report released, about 40% of low- and lower-middle-income countries have not supported learners at risk of exclusion during this crisis, such as the poor, linguistic minorities and learners with disabilities. 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