Many children in poor countries are not going back to school yet. When they do go, many of them aren't learning much when they're there. The first thing that's needed right now is for every child to be back in a classroom full time. There needs to be huge effort put in to catch up learning across the world. A quarter of countries have got no strategy at all for catchup.
For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tendered his resignation as his motley coalition government splintered further. The upheaval could not come at a worse time for the country. The pandemic’s devastating costs not only to children’s learning but also to their development are becoming clearer. And researchers are getting bacteria to make jet fuel.
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