The OECD and the Harvard Graduate School of Education report on 59 countries surveyed about how they have kept learning going, as well as what should be considered when reopening schools after the pandemic.

International education experts outline recommendations for reopening schools, including engaging communities in plans; targeting resources to where they are most needed; getting children back to school; making school environments safe; and, recovering learning loss and building back better.

Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish education expert, outlines five things to NOT do when reopening schools. He suggests that schools may not settle into a ‘new normal’ soon and cautions against alarmist projections in the meantime.

In this blog post, education finance experts from the Centre for Global Development warn that the economic shock related to COVID-19 warn the economic shock related to COVID-19 may affect nations’ abilities to meet Sustainable Development Goals related to education.

The World Bank asks how the emergency response to COVID-19 will impact the future of learning and how education will be re-imagined? They look at critical questions around learning resources, student engagement, teacher and parent engagement, data infrastructure and assessment.

This framework, developed by UNESCO, outlines how systems can prepare for and begin to reopen schools with advice for safe operations, focusing on learning, wellbeing & protection, and reaching the most marginalized. The document also provides guidance for systems in deciding when, where, and which schools to reopen.