Global Education: How to Transform School Systems? Reimagining the Global Economy: Building Back Better in a Post-COVID-19 World
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| Title: | Global Education: How to Transform School Systems? Reimagining the Global Economy: Building Back Better in a Post-COVID-19 World |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Vegas, Emiliana, Winthrop, Rebecca, Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education |
| Source: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 2020. |
| Availability: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusettes Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6048; Fax: 202-797-2970; e-mail: cue@brookings.edu; Web site: http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/universal-education |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Global Education, Educational Change, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Poverty, Access to Computers, Access to Education, Internet, Inclusion, Public Schools, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Technology, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Human Resources, Financial Support, Equal Education, Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities |
| Abstract: | Analysis in mid-April 2020--in the early throes of the pandemic--found that less than 25 percent of low-income countries were providing any type of remote learning, while close to 90 percent of high-income countries were. On top of cross-country differences in access to remote learning, within-country differences are also staggering. For example, during the COVID-19 school closures, 1 in 10 of the poorest children in the U.S. had little or no access to technology for learning. The authors believe that strong and inclusive public education systems are essential to the short- and long-term recovery of society and that there is an opportunity to leapfrog toward powered-up schools. To achieve this vision, they propose five actions to seize the moment and transform education systems (focusing on pre-primary through secondary school) to better serve all children and youth, especially the most disadvantaged. [This essay is part of "Reimagining the Global Economy: Building Back Better in a Post-COVID-19 World," a collection of 12 essays presenting new ideas to guide policies and shape debates in a post-COVID-19 world.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED610536 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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