Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools – saudigazette.com.sa

Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools – saudigazette.com.sa

GENEVA — For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as the agency launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep inequalities in access.“The sheer number of children whose education was completely disrupted for months on end is a global education emergency. The repercussions could be felt in economies and societies for decades to come,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF executive director, in a news