In most rich country, school closures were kept short. But many middle income countries did a much worse job of providing distance learning. They also kept schools closed for a long time, longer. So they're seeing enormous losses. In the world's poorest countries, for example, in supsaharin africa, those places did a better job than many middlingcome regions of opening schools reasonably swiftly after pandemic.
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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