• BLOG SURF
KATHMANDU, MARCH 6
In Bangladesh, new surveys show the devastating impact of school closures. Countries around the world are facing similar situations. Holistic policy responses are needed to get students back in school and back on track.
As school systems fight to reopen after long closures due to COV- ID-19, the extent of harms to student learning is beginning to emerge. A new survey from Bangladesh, which suffered from around 18 months of school closures, raises concerns about lasting damage to education, especially among poor students.
It also shines light on ways to repair the damage and better prepare systems for the next such calamity.
Bangladesh closed all educational institutions on 17 March 2020 amid a broader economic lockdown.
Economic activities gradually resumed from June 2020 but were hit again in 2021 amid another lockdown from April to August 2021. The poor and marginalized suffered sharp income losses during this period. Stand-out findings of the survey confirm what many expected from such interruptions. - blog.adb.org/blogs
A version of this article appears in the print on March 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
