Resource Emerging lessons from country experiences in managing the process of reopening schools As more countries move in that direction, lessons are beginning to emerge on what is working. These emerging lessons are summarized below and highlighting country examples. Sharing these lessons as they develop can help countries strengthen their reopening plans, and ultimately improve the chances of a successful and safer return to in-person learning for all children.
News UNHCR Report: Coronavirus a dire threat to refugee education – half of the world’s refugee children out of school In a report released today, titled “Coming Together for Refugee Education,” UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, predicts that unless immediate and bold action is taken by the international community to beat back the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 on refugee education, the potential of millions of young refugees living in some of the world’s most vulnera
News Amid Pandemic, America's Schools Have Much to Learn from Refugee Education Getting children safely back to school during a pandemic is a new challenge facing American policymakers, administrators, teachers, and parents this fall—but the challenge of educating during a crisis has long plagued contexts of war and displacement.
Event Peser les risques : Fermeture et réouverture des établissements scolaires dans le cadre de la COVID-19 Le webinaire mettra en lumière le récent document d'orientation de l'INEE et de l'Alliance pour la protection de l'enfance dans l'action humanitaire.
Event Policies and Strategies Guiding the Implementation of Gender Transformative Covid‐19 Recovery Plans for the Education Sector in Sub‐Saharan Africa Please join us for this policy dialogue, which will bring together representatives from global and pan‐African institutions as well as government bodies in order to share perspectives on what it takes to create a conducive environment for gender transformative approaches to help the education sector recover and become more resilient.
Resource Global Guidance on Reopening Early Childhood Education Settings This guidance note outlines key principles and practical measures for decision-makers to consider before, during and after the transition from closure to reopening. It focuses on safe operations in ECE settings, staff training and support, child well-being and development, and parental communication and support.
Blog Understanding Lebanon's Deepening Education Crisis The new Lebanon Education in Emergencies Data Snapshot, produced by the USAID Middle East Education Research, Training and Support (MEERS) program as part of a collection of data snapshots across Middle Eastern countries, documents the overall educational situation for refugees and factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that bear on education provision in Lebanon.
Resource An inclusive response to COVID-19: Ensuring education for all Building on previous webinars focused on inclusive education, this event spotlighted guidance from 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report: Inclusion and education, DFID’s Girls’ Education Challenge, and the World Bank’s Inclusive Education Initiative (IEI).
Resource Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 This annex provides considerations for decision-makers and educators on how or when to reopen or close schools in the context of COVID-19. These decisions have important implications for children, parents or caregivers, teachers and other staff, communities, and society at large.
