Lockdowns will be a drag on the economy for 40 years due to their impact on students, OECD says

From Fortune:

News from 2020 concerning school closures, online learning, and school-related issues
Billions of students around the world have been suffering educational consequences caused by the COVID pandemic with many governments closing down schools to contain the virus. This two-year gap may drastically diminish some countries’ students’ learning capacity for 40 years to come. For low- and middle-income countries, numerous health crises among students have been recorded. The absence of proper facilities for online learning has also driven them to give up learning entirely with the mental health issues worsening as well.



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