LONDON (AFP) - The coronavirus pandemic has caused an 'unprecedented education emergency' with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class, Save the Children warned Monday (July 13).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - The coronavirus pandemic has caused an"unprecedented education emergency" with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class, Save the Children warned Monday .
It said the economic fallout of the crisis could force an extra 90 to 117 million children into poverty, with a knock-on effect on school admissions. "Around 10 million children may never return to school - this is an unprecedented education emergency and governments must urgently invest in learning," Save the Children chief executive Inger Ashing said.
"We know the poorest, most marginalised children who were already the furthest behind have suffered the greatest loss, with no access to distance learning - or any kind of education - for half an academic year," Ms Ashing said.
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