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School closures caused extreme learning losses: World Bank prez Ajay Banga
Updated On: 19 July, 2023 03:24 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
"We have a real challenge for the generation which was undergoing schooling during the pandemic," Banga said, responding to a question by PTI
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School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic caused extreme learning losses, World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Wednesday, underlining the need to devise a mechanism to prevent such situations before the next pandemic hits.
"We have a real challenge for the generation which was undergoing schooling during the pandemic," Banga said, responding to a question by PTI.
"Developed and developing countries were learning how to deal with it when we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been extreme learning losses due to prolonged school closures during the period...and dealing with the learning losses is not just India`s problem, it is an issue across the globe," he said.
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