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Why mass reopening of school’s is crucial to Kenyan economy Wednesday December 23 2020 Winnie Chepkoech (left) and Ivy Muhash, pupils at Sosiani Primary School in Eldoret, wash hands on Monday when Grade Four and Standard Eight pupils resumed learning following months of Covid-19-enforced closure. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG By OTIENO PANYA Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc all over the world causing dire social, political and economic challenges. According to the World Bank, this pandemic has caused a sharp decrease in economic activities globally. In December 2019 a novel virus causing...

MPs also voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge. Opposition Party MPs are however calling for more investments in earlier education. Image: Tiina Jutila / Yle Parliament has approved a proposal to extend the age of compulsory schooling in Finland to 18. At the same time, MPs voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge — meaning students will in future not have to provide their own textbooks. The government hopes the reform will help tackle youth marginalisation in Finland and ease the burden on families living in poverty by covering the cost of books and equ...

MPs also voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge. Opposition Party MPs are however calling for more investments in earlier education. Image: Tiina Jutila / Yle Parliament has approved a proposal to extend the age of compulsory schooling in Finland to 18. At the same time, MPs voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge — meaning students will in future not have to provide their own textbooks. The government hopes the reform will help tackle youth marginalisation in Finland and ease the burden on families living in poverty by covering the cost of books and equ...