Fernando M. Reimers from the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Andreas Schleicher from the Directorate of Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development release A Framework to Guide an Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020.

This report aims at supporting education decision making to develop and implement effective education responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report explains why the necessary social isolation measures will disrupt school-based education for several months in most countries around the world. Absent an intentional and effective strategy to protect opportunity to learn during this period, this disruption will cause severe learning losses for students.

The report proposes that leaders of education systems and organizations develop plans for the continuation of education through alternate modalities, during the period of necessary social isolation. It offers a framework of areas to be covered by such plans.

Based on a rapid assessment of education needs and emerging responses in ninety eight countries, the report identifies the most salient needs that should be addressed in these plans, as well as the areas likely to face more implementation challenges. It also examines the education responses of various countries to the crisis. Based on an analysis of data from the most recent administration of the PISA survey, the report also describes the challenges facing various education systems to depend on online education as an alternative modality.

Over the next few months more reports will be released, to assist those responsible to lead education systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

There will be a discussion of this document on Monday, April 6 2020 at 12pm (Noon) EST via zoom. You are all welcomed to attend!

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