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As the COVID-19 pandemic deprived children of in-person schooling and forced them to learn remotely, a new report by the World Bank showed that "learning poverty" in the Philippines has reached 90% in 2021.Learning poverty is defined as the percentage of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple story.

"Amidst the public health situation, we carried on to roll out our reforms in the curriculum, the learning environment, and the teacher professional development through our Sulong EduKalidad campaign. We are also preparing for our participation in the upcoming international assessments to closely evaluate our efforts," DepEd said in a statement.

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For this school year, the roll-out of the new student-centered curriculum to grade 4 in 2021/2022 brings some hope that a learning-driven approach (as opposed to exams and marks driven) will have a positive impact on children’s quality of schooling.

There will be no recovery without empowered, motivated and effective teachers

According to UNICEF, Pakistan is facing a serious challenge to ensure all children, attend, stay and learn in school, particularly the most disadvantaged. While enrollment and retention rates are improving, progress has been slow to improve education indicators. Credit: UNICEF/Pakistan/ Asad Zaidi ISLAMABAD / LAGOS, Jul 7 2021 (IPS) - Never before have so many children been out of school. 1.6 billion children and young people – more than 90% of students worldwide – have been impacted by sc...

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03/17/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/17/2021 11:05 COVID-19 and the Learning Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean: How Can We Prevent a Tragedy? Losing an entire year of schooling can mean the difference between a bright future and a life derailed. That is what is happening to millions of children in Latin America. Hopes and dreams for a better life can be squashed forever - unless we act now. We face the biggest crisis ever seen for education in Latin America and the C...