How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children
4 years, 7 months ago

How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children

BBC  

How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children Reuters From their academic success to their social skills and mental health, the pandemic is a crisis for today’s children – and the fallout may follow them for the rest of their lives. “It’s disadvantaged children who pay the greatest price here, as they will fall the furthest behind, and have the fewest resources available to ‘catch up’ once the pandemic threat has passed,” says Armitage. EPA Children are highly perceptive of their parents’ and carers’ worries, and growing up during a period of anxiety may have consequences In the worst-case scenario, some students may actually regress even more than they would during a normal school break, he says, since they will also lack the opportunity for intellectually nourishing activities like music lessons, trips to the museum and library, or summer camps. “This assumption unfortunately does not hold, meaning many children’s academic development will grind to a halt during school closures, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds, further widening the attainment gap,” says Armitage. “And this might be increasing concern among individuals in poorer households.” EPA For those in the most critical periods of adolescence, the pandemic may increase the risk of mental illness It’s worth bearing in mind that the economic effects of the virus – such as job losses – are expected to increase poverty in general.

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52 million children out of school, 1 in 6 living in war zones: Unicef
1 week, 4 days ago

52 million children out of school, 1 in 6 living in war zones: Unicef

India Today  

The year 2024 has been one of the darkest years for children trapped in conflict zones, says UNICEF. “The destruction of educational infrastructure and insecurity near schools have exacerbated an already dire situation for children’s education in these regions,” UNICEF stated. MALNUTRITION AND LACK OF HEALTHCARE RISE Malnutrition among children in conflict-hit areas has reached alarming levels due to disrupted …

52 million+ children estimated to be out of school, UNICEF says 2024 one of the worst years for children in conflict
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1 week, 4 days ago

52 million+ children estimated to be out of school, UNICEF says 2024 one of the worst years for children in conflict

Hindustan Times  

United Nations Children's Fund has called 2024 one of the worst years in the organisation’s history for children living in conflict areas, with a record number of children having their rights violated, including being killed, injured, out of school, missing vaccines, and being critically malnourished. Children in conflict-hit areas are having their rights violated, including being killed, injured, out of …

School absences doubled as ‘knock-on’ effect of pandemic lockdowns – report
4 months ago

School absences doubled as ‘knock-on’ effect of pandemic lockdowns – report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy School absence rates in the UK doubled from pre-pandemic levels …

Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say

Salon  

For years, public health experts have said that COVID-19 infections in children are “mild.” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most common symptoms of COVID in kids are a fever and cough. “This is one of the first large-scale national studies to do research related to long COVID across the entire lifespan, with a particular …

NANA AKUA: Covid lockdowns took a terrible toll on my three-year-old son. It was like he’d been replaced by a zombie
10 months, 1 week ago

NANA AKUA: Covid lockdowns took a terrible toll on my three-year-old son. It was like he’d been replaced by a zombie

Daily Mail  

I called my son’s name three times, but he didn’t respond. The new report found 32 per cent of school-starters become unduly upset when separated from parents The most shocking statistics reveal that a quarter of children starting school are not toilet-trained and that 28 per cent ‘incorrectly use books’, for example by swiping at the pages as though they …

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
1 year, 4 months ago

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help

Associated Press  

They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names and tie their shoes when schools shut down in the spring of 2020. Beyond third grade, fewer teachers each year know how to help students who are lacking key foundational reading skills, said Elizabeth Albro, an executive at the U.S. Department …

US grapples with attendance crisis as millions of kids miss weeks of school
1 year, 4 months ago

US grapples with attendance crisis as millions of kids miss weeks of school

Hindustan Times  

When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. Some of the things that prevent students from getting to school are consistent …

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
1 year, 4 months ago

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US

Associated Press  

— When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Some of the things that prevent students from getting to school are consistent — illness, economic distress — but “something has changed,” said Todd Langager, who helps San Diego County schools address absenteeism. Those students face poverty and …

Covid lockdowns had a 'catastrophic' impact on children's social and emotional skills, half of parents say
1 year, 5 months ago

Covid lockdowns had a 'catastrophic' impact on children's social and emotional skills, half of parents say

Daily Mail  

Youngsters aged four to seven more likely to be affected than 12- to 15-year-olds Nearly half of parents said their children's social and emotional skills got worse during the Covid-19 pandemic, a major study found. Youngsters aged between four and seven were significantly more likely to be affected than 12- to 15-year-olds, the research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies …

Ministers were warned 'more children would die from suicide than Covid if they shut schools'
1 year, 6 months ago

Ministers were warned 'more children would die from suicide than Covid if they shut schools'

Daily Mail  

Ministers were given a stark warning that more children would die from suicide than from contracting Covid-19 if they shut schools, a damning new report from parent campaigners has revealed. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on March 18, 2020, that England's schools were to close until further notice - and they would remain shut for longer than any other …

Ministers were warned that suicide would kill more children than Covid
1 year, 6 months ago

Ministers were warned that suicide would kill more children than Covid

The Telegraph  

The Government was warned that more children would die from suicide than from Covid-19 before they ordered damaging school closures, a report by parent campaigners has found. A joint briefing paper by the Department for Education and the Independent Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours warned in November 2020 that “many more children will die from suicide than Covid-19 this …

What India needs to improve in its education system post-pandemic? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

What India needs to improve in its education system post-pandemic? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It was only in 2022, after the third wave of COVID-19, that schools in India finally reopened fully, after two plus years of pandemic-related disruptions. The Annual Status of Education Report 2022, brought out by the NGO Pratham last week, reveals that at least one of these concerns may not be a problem: overall enrolment figures for the 6 to …

Data | Post-COVID-19 math skills of students in southern and Western States dipped the most
1 year, 11 months ago

Data | Post-COVID-19 math skills of students in southern and Western States dipped the most

The Hindu  

The recently released Annual Status of Education Report 2022 shows that the ability of schoolchildren to carry out simple arithmetic calculations was poor in most of the southern, central and western States compared to the children in many northern and eastern States. Among the western States, such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the share of Class VIII students who were …

More Students Enrolled in Govt Schools Post Pandemic; Learning Levels of Classes 3-5 Drop: ASER
1 year, 11 months ago

More Students Enrolled in Govt Schools Post Pandemic; Learning Levels of Classes 3-5 Drop: ASER

News 18  

The number of students enrolled in schools in the 6-14 age-group increased to 98.4% in 2022 from 97.2% in 2018, with a higher number of children enrolled in government schools than private schools. Also, there is an alarming drop in learning levels in classes 3 and 5, as per the findings of the Annual Status of Education Report 2022 that …

School-goers can recover covid learning losses if we get it right
2 years, 1 month ago

School-goers can recover covid learning losses if we get it right

Live Mint  

What is the country’s progress on recovering learning losses through the near-two year shut down of schools during the covid pandemic? The gulf between the two classes is because the teacher decided to focus all energy on class 5, “since they will move on to a middle school, while I have another year with class-4.” A third snapshot from a …

Column: Closing schools in the pandemic was bad. Keeping them all open would have been worse
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Closing schools in the pandemic was bad. Keeping them all open would have been worse

LA Times  

A pupil at Weaverville Elementary School in Weaverville, Calif., works on a classroom assignment in March 2021, when rural schools remained open despite the pandemic. The question that never gets raised, much less answered, when the conversation turns to how bad the school closures were, is: “Compared to what?” “What would have happened had schools remained open without any mitigation …

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

Warning for parents after rise in hospitalisations for flu in children under 5
2 years, 2 months ago

Warning for parents after rise in hospitalisations for flu in children under 5

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parents are being told to urgently bring their children forward for …

State school pupils twice as likely to feel behind with learning after Covid pandemic, study shows
2 years, 2 months ago

State school pupils twice as likely to feel behind with learning after Covid pandemic, study shows

The Independent  

State school pupils are twice as likely to feel behind on learning than private school peers, according to a landmark survey into the impact of the Covid pandemic on education. The study is following thousands of students through education to assess the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic and differences between state and private school pupils. The impact of the …

Revealed: Schoolchildren hardest hit by Covid lockdowns
2 years, 2 months ago

Revealed: Schoolchildren hardest hit by Covid lockdowns

The Telegraph  

The schoolchildren hit hardest by lockdowns are revealed on Thursday in the largest study of its kind. Meanwhile, state school pupils were more than twice as likely to feel that they have fallen behind their classmates, at 37 per cent, compared to the 15 per cent of pupils at independent schools who believed they had fallen behind their peers. The …

At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education
2 years, 3 months ago

At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education

Associated Press  

With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. “We will not stop until every person in every village and every highland has access to an education.” The percentage of 10-year-old children in poor and middle-income countries who cannot read a …

Reading And Math Scores Fell Sharply During The Pandemic, Data Shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Reading And Math Scores Fell Sharply During The Pandemic, Data Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children. Math and reading scores for 9-year-olds in the U.S. fell dramatically during the first …

Commentary: Back to school in the COVID era — things have changed, but not the worry
2 years, 4 months ago

Commentary: Back to school in the COVID era — things have changed, but not the worry

LA Times  

Say the words “August in L.A.” and wait for groans from Angelenos. Protected only with masks, classroom air filters and the good sense of children to stay away from one another, my kids exchanged the relative safety of their home for the Petri dish known as school. My children are back in school, and it’s wonderful in the sense that …

Study: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap
2 years, 5 months ago

Study: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap

Associated Press  

Despite a year of disruptions, students largely made academic gains this past year that paralleled their growth pre-pandemic and outpaced the previous school year, according to new research released Tuesday from NWEA, a nonprofit research group that administers standardized tests. The study found that if rebounding occurs at the same pace it did in the 2021-2022 school year, the timeline …

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens
2 years, 6 months ago

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens

News 18  

As Covid-19 case counts are rising again, there are apprehensions of a fresh wave building up. It is by now clearly evident that children are less likely to suffer from severe illness, even when infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Children who are immunocompromised or have risk enhancing comorbid health conditions must be protected from exposure and provided vaccines which are …

COVID Blues: Enough about Exams, Placements; Ask Students How They’re Doing
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID Blues: Enough about Exams, Placements; Ask Students How They’re Doing

News 18  

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to send shock waves throughout the world, education is witnessing unprecedented changes. According to the World Bank, 94 per cent of students – 1.6 billion – were out of educational institutions during lockdowns. An estimated 258 million children were out of school, and the Learning Poverty rate in developing countries was 53 per cent – …

Ban permanent exclusions from primary schools, says ex-children’s tsar as figures soar
2 years, 8 months ago

Ban permanent exclusions from primary schools, says ex-children’s tsar as figures soar

The Independent  

A new report has called for a ban on exclusion culture in primary schools, which it argues puts young people at risk of low attainment, serious violence and criminal exploitation. An inclusive education system is a key weapon in our battle against them.” The commission met with one mother whose five-year-old was excluded 17 times in one year, to which …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand
2 years, 8 months ago

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand

News 18  

With a rise in the number of school-going children catching coronavirus in India, especially in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the demand to shut schools and cancel exams is back. The virus spread irrespective of opening of schools,” believes Naman Jain, Education Expert and Director, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, who is currently running the school in accordance with strict Covid-19 protocol. …

Report on impact of pandemic on children
2 years, 8 months ago

Report on impact of pandemic on children

The Hindu  

Action Aid Association and Slum Mahila Sanghatane on Tuesday released a study report on the impact of COVID-19 on children’s education in Karnataka after conducting a public hearing last month. “Loss of loved ones, lost livelihood prospects for historically marginalized groups, increased child maltreatment, loss of learning due to schools being shut down for 20 months, increased child marriage, child …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

Parents see decline in learning, behavioural changes in children during Covid-19 pandemic: Study
2 years, 9 months ago

Parents see decline in learning, behavioural changes in children during Covid-19 pandemic: Study

The Hindu  

During the troughs and crests of each wave of COVID-19 over two years, parents, especially those from lower socio-economic groups who were struggling to make ends meet with the threat of job loss and pay cuts, watched helplessly as their children struggled with online classes. In comparison, 59% of parents whose children were in private schools said they observed a …

State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study

News 18  

Around 19.2 lakh kids lost at least one parent or caregiver to Covid-19 in India during the first 20 months of the pandemic, that is between March 2020 and October 2021, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health said. The peer-reviewed medical journal said that India accounted for the highest number of Covid orphans or children who …

'Covid kids': Should parents worry about pandemic impacts on small children?
2 years, 10 months ago

'Covid kids': Should parents worry about pandemic impacts on small children?

Hindustan Times  

First came the coronavirus pandemic: ripping through our lives, turning the world upside down, bringing anxiety and fear. The lab focuses on early child development — or as he puts it, "How we make healthy children." "It's probably not the masks, it's probably not the environment that the kids are being assessed in; it's a more fundamental change as the …

How Children and Teens are the Most Affected by Pandemic?
2 years, 10 months ago

How Children and Teens are the Most Affected by Pandemic?

News 18  

Entering high school for the first time, starting to write with a pen instead of a pencil, entering the premise of your college for the first time, or attending a fresher party. Time and the situations that entailed resulted in this transitioning category of adolescence and youth to be known as the ‘COVID Generation.’ The lack of planning in the …

School reopening: How to ease children's anxiety and help them re-adjust
2 years, 11 months ago

School reopening: How to ease children's anxiety and help them re-adjust

Hindustan Times  

As schools and colleges across the country are gradually re-opening amid receding third wave of Covid-19, children no wonder are excited about meeting their friends and teachers after a significant gap of two years. We must keep in mind though that after two years of online classes, even coming back to school is a transition that children may take time …

For Kids’ Sake, End COVID Fixation, Start Undoing the Harm Done to Them
2 years, 11 months ago

For Kids’ Sake, End COVID Fixation, Start Undoing the Harm Done to Them

News 18  

Since March 2020, the world has been in crisis and uncertainty. Fear for Kids, and a Common Myth Unfortunately, fear rather than reason has been the basis for much of the world’s Covid response. An analysis of US’s CDC data shows that in the year 2020, there was a staggering increase of about 14 per cent in deaths in the …

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF
2 years, 11 months ago

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF

India Today  

Keep schools open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said an official statement released by UNICEF. Also, World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra said that there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the UNICEF Recommendations to reopen schools …

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report

India Today  

The Annual Annual Status of Education Report 2021 for Chhattisgarh has found that the percentage of students unable to recognise even alphabet letters in beginner-level classes has doubled in 2021 as compared to 2018. Lowest foundational reading level in a decade The report read, "The proportion of children at beginner-level in classes II, III and VI has roughly doubled in …

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

India TV News  

With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. Top sources have also told ANI that …

Schools are reopening and vaccines are part of the preparation. Here are some of your common questions ahead of the big day
2 years, 11 months ago

Schools are reopening and vaccines are part of the preparation. Here are some of your common questions ahead of the big day

ABC  

Millions of Australian children are gearing up to return to school for term 1, as states and territories begin to outline their back-to-school COVID plans. Experts say COVID-19 vaccination is especially important for children with underlying medical conditions — such as heart or lung disease, diabetes, obesity and severe asthma — who have an increased risk of severe COVID-19. In …

Covid-19 impact on school children to be studied: Delhi Govt
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 impact on school children to be studied: Delhi Govt

India Today  

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that the Delhi government will conduct a large-scale survey to understand the impact of the Covid pandemic on the psychological and emotional behaviour of school children. In view of this, we have decided to conduct the study on a large scale to understand the changes in the mental and emotional state of …

No justification now for keeping schools closed in view of COVID-19: World Bank Education Director
2 years, 11 months ago

No justification now for keeping schools closed in view of COVID-19: World Bank Education Director

The Hindu  

There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra. Talking about the impact of school closures due to the pandemic in India, Mr. Saavedra said the "impact is more severe than …

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director
2 years, 11 months ago

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director

India TV News  

Highlights There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of pandemic: World Bank official There is no relation between opening schools and spread of coronavirus, he said. There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to …

Our kids deserve a better pandemic-era lesson plan: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi
2 years, 11 months ago

Our kids deserve a better pandemic-era lesson plan: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi

Hindustan Times  

Just as a degree of normalcy appeared to glimmer on the horizon, things have begun to spin out of control once again. My belief has partly to do with evidence cited by the World Health Organization that school shutdowns can contribute to emotional distress and developmental problems in children. There is the pandemic but there is also the climate crisis, …

COVID vaccines for ages 5 to 11 start today but can schools open safely in the shadow of Omicron?
3 years ago

COVID vaccines for ages 5 to 11 start today but can schools open safely in the shadow of Omicron?

ABC  

Sarah has worked as a teacher for decades and loves her job but this year something has shifted — she is anxious about returning to the classroom in 2022. "I just can't get a picture in my head of how schools can be safe," says Sarah, who teaches language to around 120 primary-aged children each day at a South Australian …

COVID restrictions on adults loosen, as they tighten around American childhoods: BETHANY MANDEL
3 years ago

COVID restrictions on adults loosen, as they tighten around American childhoods: BETHANY MANDEL

Daily Mail  

It felt – for a fleeting moment – that 2022 was dawning into a new reality. Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the controversial '1619 Project,' lashed out at New York City administrators as city schools asked students to receive negative COVID tests before returning to school. The Los Angeles Times reported that students at all Los Angeles County public and private …

COVID-19 pandemic may not have been all bad for school students, study finds
3 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic may not have been all bad for school students, study finds

ABC  

Despite the significant disruption the COVID-19 pandemic caused to schools, some students still look back on the experience positively, an Australian study shows. Key points: An Australian study found students who reported creativity in their learning during the pandemic also reported less overall stress Schools have an opportunity to re-imagine the way classes are taught, researcher Dr Tim Patston said …

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