Eric Gaillard/REUTERS ROME—The Ambrosoni family in the central part of the city here have one computer, painfully slow internet, and three children in elementary school, making learning from home something of a challenge. When schools closed down last March, the children essentially stopped learning, the family says. And the family […]
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Some see irony in COVID’s impact on Mayflower commemoration
The year 2020 was supposed to be a big one for Pilgrims. Dozens of events — from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica refitted over the past three years at a cost of more than $11 million — were […]
There is an education crisis hiding behind Covid’s health and economic crises
When the coronavirus pandemic forced schools around the world to stop offering in-person classes this year, more than 1.5 billion kids wound up at home, struggling to learn—with their parents struggling alongside them. For the online learning nonprofit Khan Academy, which is best known for video tutorials for middle- and […]