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With most of the world’s students now at home due to COVID-19, the pandemic is revealing startling divides in digitally-based distance learning, data from the UN education and cultural agency, UNESCO, and partners has revealed.

A girl holds up a phone displaying an online learning platform providing a range of audio-visual material to help students continue learning during COVID-19-related school closures.

In Beijing, China, 11th grader Xiaoyu studies at home while her mother also works remotely

The Government of Georgia and the World Bank launched on March 5,2020 the Innovation, Inclusion and Quality (I2Q) project at an event held at the Ceremonial Palace of Georgia. The $102.7 million project aims to support investment in human capital through greater access to preschool education, and enhancements aimed at improving the quality education and the learning environment.

A project to improve access to, and quality of, basic education nationwide in Myanmar was approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, on March 3. The project, financed by a US$100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), will be implemented over four school years.

The World Bank will provide analytical and advisory support to Bulgaria on how to make the most of public spending on science, technology and innovation, and how to formulate a vision for the education sector until 2030.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UNICEF announced a new partnership aimed at increasing access to quality education and reducing the impact of climate change on children, on January 27.

UNICEF announced the launch of a new generation of innovative multi-purpose tents which will provide a wide range of humanitarian support for children affected by conflict and disasters around the world, on January 23.

Consider the places that best prepare their students for the future and what comes to mind are nations such as Finland and South Korea, which are famous the world over for their education systems. However these are also fairly high income nations. What happens when educational performance is adjusted for different income levels? Then developing nations like in Southeast Asia do very well on international rankings, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.