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How to support students and the learning process during India’s COVID-19 school closures

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected 1.6 billion learners worldwide, and school closures could lead to a loss of 0.3–0.9 years of schooling, according to World Bank estimates; a global shutdown of five months could result in lost earnings of $10 trillion over students’ lifetimes. The pandemic’s econom...

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Main Authors: Pant, Anjali, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
Subjects:
value chains
adolescents
agricultural products
policies
covid-19
health
learning
social protection
schoolchildren
nutrition
schools
food security
quarantine
poverty
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141423
Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has affected 1.6 billion learners worldwide, and school closures could lead to a loss of 0.3–0.9 years of schooling, according to World Bank estimates; a global shutdown of five months could result in lost earnings of $10 trillion over students’ lifetimes. The pandemic’s economic shocks are likely to increase school drop-out rates. Evidence suggests that the poor, girls, and other marginalized groups disproportionately suffer the consequences of school closures.

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