Although issues of equity and inclusion aren't new, the pandemic has focused awareness and foreshadowed the obstacles
Due to various Covid-related restrictions, many schools continue to remain closed around the world. In summer 2020, A UNICEF analysis found that close to half a million students remain cut off from their education, thanks to a lack of remote learning policies and/or necessary gear to carry out remote learning from their homes. And as UNICEF admits, this number is probably on the low side because of skill gaps with parents and teachers to help their kids learn effectively with online tools. Further reading:Is your family ready for distance learning?Securing your home network for remote education
While the situation has largely improved since last year and a growing number of kids are getting back into their regular classrooms, there are still critical gaps in math and reading skills (and a wide disparity when comparing country-wide data). For example, according to UNICEF, “in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad, almost no children aged 7 to 14 demonstrate foundational reading and numeracy skills that they should have acquired in Grades 2 or 3. In contrast, in Turkmenistan, over 80 per cent of the children in the same age group have foundational reading skills.” Not surprisingly, children from wealthier areas have rated higher on these skills, and boys scoring higher than girls ..
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