{"id":9647,"date":"2020-08-06T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faradalemedia.com\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2020-08-06T10:54:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:54:04","slug":"bold-steps-required-to-transform-education-during-covid-19-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2020\/08\/06\/bold-steps-required-to-transform-education-during-covid-19-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bold Steps\u2019 Required to Transform Education During COVID-19 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"art-350-01\"<\/a>Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond aims to guide governments and other stakeholders in mitigating the potentially devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on education<\/em><\/p>\n

With an estimation by the United Nations (UN) that more than one billion students worldwide are being affected by COVID-19 (as of mid-July 2020), a recently released UN policy brief outlines \u2018bold steps\u2019 needed for education in the face of disruptions caused by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at a defining moment for the world\u2019s children and young people,\u201d said UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres in launching Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond (https:\/\/unsdg.un.org\/resources\/policy-brief-education-during-covid-19-and-beyond<\/a>) on 4 July 2020.<\/p>\n

Stressing that decisions by governments and other stakeholders related to education would have a long-term impact on young people and countries\u2019 socio-economic development, he described four key areas in the Policy Brief that should be taken into account when implementing education initiatives.<\/p>\n

The first calls for the reopening of schools once local transmission of COVID-19 is under control, with a series of guidance issued to assist governments in achieving this effort.<\/p>\n

The second is prioritising education in financing decisions, in which education budgets must be protected and increased to ensure that education can be the focal point of international solidarity efforts, such as debt management, stimulus packages, global humanitarian appeals and official development assistance (ODA).<\/p>\n

The third is reaching out to those at greatest risk of being left behind, including people in emergencies and crises, minority groups of all kinds, displaced people and those with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The fourth is reimagining education as a \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d by incorporating forward-looking systems capable of delivering quality education for all as a launchpad for the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

This should involve investing in digital literacy and infrastructure, evolving towards learning how to learn, rejuvenating lifelong learning, and strengthening links between formal and non-formal education.<\/p>\n

Additionally, education initiatives should take advantage of flexible delivery methods, digital technologies and modernised curricula while ensuring sustained support for teachers and communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the world faces unsustainable levels of inequality, we need education \u2014 the great equaliser \u2014 more than ever.\u00a0 We must take bold steps now, to create inclusive, resilient, quality education systems fit for the future,\u201d said Mr Guterres.<\/p>\n

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