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April 9, 2020

What are we learning from the world's big edtech experiment?

With 80% of the world's student population out of school at the moment, remote learning providers are facing their biggest test.


Maija Palmer

6 min read

Over the last few weeks, the biggest learning experiment in living memory began, as schools around the world closed and students moved en mass to study online at home. UNESCO, the United Nations education agency, estimates that now 91% of the world's students have been affected by school closures.

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