Facing the pandemic: Educators lead in solidarity for an equitable recovery - Education International - Africa

published 14 July 2021 updated 27 August 2021

29 July 2020
"Education union drives for context-appropriate solutions to tackle Covid 19 challenges", by Shri N. Rangarajan & Dr. J Eswaran.

Shri N. Rangarajan & Dr. J Eswaran
Trade union rights are human rights
In March 2020, the tropical heat was rising in Tamil Nadu, India. The teachers were in the thick of handling lesson planning, engaging with students and uploading our progress for the final term of the academic year in a buzzing school environment. The state government announced a complete lockdown in...
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5 June 2020
‘You can work from home if the situation at home allows’: Teaching in times of the pandemic, by Josiah Taru.

Josiah Taru
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
The closure of schools has been commended as one of the most effective mitigatory measures to arrest the rapid spread of Covid-19 so far. Millions of learners and educators have been forced to continue learning through emergency remote instruction that involves online teaching. This presents novel challenges for educators in...
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16 April 2020
"Teachers rising to the challenge of a global pandemic", by Steffen Handal.

Steffen Handal
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
In Norway, schools and kindergartens have been closed since the middle of March. Only children whose parents have a socio-critical profession have been attending. The Government has decided that early childhood institutions will open April 20th and grade 1 - 4 one week later.
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