NEW DELHI: At least 40 per cent low and lower-middle income countries across the world failed to support learners at risk during school shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report.
The annual report’s fourth edition, released on Tuesday, also pointed out that less then 10 per cent of countries across the world have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education.
“COVID-19 has given us a real opportunity to think afresh about our education systems. But moving to a world that values and welcomes diversity won’t happen overnight. There is an obvious tension between teaching all children under the same roof and creating an environment where students learn best. But, COVID-19 has showed us that there is scope to do things differently, if we put our minds to it,” said Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report. (AGENCIES)
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