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Providing print learning materials and bridging the digital divide When schools were abruptly closed in March 2020, pupils were encouraged by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to continue learning from home. The DBE put measures in place to support remote learning, including making educational resources available online and broadcasting educational content on radio and television. While these were helpful, they were inadequate to support meaningful learning or bridge the many inequalities in schooling in South Africa. While printed learning materials were supposed to be distributed to pupils in all grades before schools closed, the minister acknowledged this may not have taken place. This meant pupils who could not access the online resources were left in the lurch. In 2020, SECTION27 received reports from schools in Limpopo that they did not have sufficient printed learning materials. The combination of insufficient textbooks and differentiated timetabling models resulted in

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