BigstockMore than 250 million school-age children were out of schoolNearly 1.6 billion learners across the world have been affected by the largest disruption of education systems in history caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated education disparities, according to UN Secretary-General’s policy brief on "Education during COVID-19 and Beyond" released on Tuesday. It is time to reimagine education and accelerate positive change, and ensure that education systems are more flexible, equitable, and inclusive, said the policy brief. At least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on education in their critical pre-school year. More than 250 million school-age children were out of school.,

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 05:03 UTC