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The use of pre‐medications for less invasive surfactant administration. Is it necessary?
BRIEF REPORT The use of pre-medications for less invasive surfactant administration. Is it necessary? Michelle Fleeman, Corresponding Author Michelle Fleeman Paediatric Registrar, West Midlands, UK Correspondence Michelle Fleeman, Paediatric Registrar, West Midlands, UK.
What does a common agenda for global public goods in education look like?
Last July, the U.N. secretary-general called for a focus on delivering more global public goods. Yet, 15 years after the International Task Force on Global Public Goods wrote its summary report, much work remains to shape debate and action in the education sector on this. Is education so heterogenous that each government must develop bespoke solutions? Or could some standards and systems be created globally and tailored for national and local implementation?
The COVID-19 Cost of School Closures in Earnings and Income across the World
Abstract Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 have led to mass school and university closures worldwide. The article provides estimates of the economic loss associated with these closures by mapping lost learning to the lifetime reduction of the earnings of graduates from 205 high-, middle-, and low-income countries.
Wages and GDP lost due to COVID-19 school closures
Even compared to past school closures during global crises, such as the Spanish flu, the level of education disruption and lost learning today due to COVID-19 is unparalleled.
Unequally disconnected: Access to online learning in the US
Many education researchers have raised the concern that 2020 school closures have created a situation where the most disadvantaged children are most likely to lose out on the opportunity to keep learning. A new weekly Household Pulse Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a rich opportunity to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on children’s education during this time.
The COVID-19 cost of school closures
In mid-April, UNESCO reported 192 countries had closed all schools and universities, affecting more than 90 percent of the world’s learners: almost 1.6 billion children and young people. While some governments are starting to order teachers and students back to work, education—one of the most important drivers in human capital investment—continues to be largely closed for business.
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