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When the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020, most countries closed schools for in-person instruction to prevent the spread of the virus. Even today, more than two years since the pandemic started, schools in some countries are still partially closed or have faced intermittent interruptions to in-person instruction.

This is the first blog focused on the Continuous and Accelerated Learning (CAL) program financed by GPE. It provides an overview of the five workstreams led by the World Bank (EdTech, Assessment, Read@Home, Lesson Plans, and Technology for Teaching) and lessons learned so far.