Heatwave Shuts Schools, Widens Learning Gap Worldwide
As heat waves are lasting longer and reaching higher peaks as average temperatures rise, government experts are grappling whether to encourage students to stay at home or come to hot classrooms.
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As heat waves are lasting longer and reaching higher peaks as average temperatures rise, government experts are grappling whether to encourage students to stay at home or come to hot classrooms.
By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) - Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital city. "There is no real educat...
Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital city. "There is no real education in schools in this punishing heat," she said. Khan is one of more than 40 million students who have been shut out of classrooms in recent weeks as heatwaves have forced school closures in parts of Asia and North Africa.
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