The impact of COVID-19- on school closures is unprecedented in history. UNESCO estimates that this emergency is affecting 1.5 billion (87%) of students in the world. If it is the case, the level of education disruption is much greater today than in previous global emergencies, such as the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918.
Having say that, what can we learn from past emergencies?
This article recalls that over the last 20 years, “education in emergencies” has been a field of research and pr...