We Need to Expand the School Meal Programs That Are Feeding Asia’s Future
International School Meals Day is an opportunity to support the world’s largest social safety net, which benefits 388 million children worldwide.
Workers Need Digital Skills to Remain Relevant in the Post-Pandemic Job Market
As the region emerges from the pandemic, businesses should adopt more flexible approaches to developing talent for digital jobs, while workers must embrace lifelong learning of digital skills.
Universities of the Future Must Embrace Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Universities need to look beyond single-discipline learning and embrace knowledge that cuts across disciplines to resolve some daunting challenges.
How to Address the Teaching Challenge in Schools across Pakistan
Pakistan can improve its education system by taking measures to ensure the availability of qualified teachers and to enhance the quality of teaching.
10 Steps to Give Children with Disabilities a Quality Education
In Asia and the Pacific, children with disabilities have been hit harder by the learning crisis and pandemic than most. Quick action is needed to give them the inclusive education they deserve.
These 6 Urgent Actions are Needed to Recover from Pandemic School Closures
A strategic combination of actions at the local and national level is needed to recover from learning losses caused by COVID-19 and address the learning crisis that existed long before the pandemic.
Here’s How Pandemic School Closures Worsen Asia's Educational Divide
The closure of schools due to COVID-19 has had wide-ranging impacts on students and education systems. Support should focus on closing the learning gap and preparing for the next crisis.
Asia's Governments Need to Act Now on Scarring Effects of School Closures
Profound impacts are already being felt due to school closures in Asia. Urgent action is needed to limit further damage to students and the broader economy.
Developing Countries Should Find Their Own Path for Skills Development and Training
Less developed countries need not emulate wealthier ones when establishing their technical and vocational training systems.
Learning Recovery is Complicated by Asia’s Preexisting Learning Crisis
Efforts to address pandemic-related learning loss may draw on innovations devised to tackle the ongoing learning crisis – and vice versa.