America's Education News Source Fri, 27 May 2022 01:19:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-74_favicon-32x32.png 32 32 /article/video-unicef-spotlights-the-covid-education-crisis-168-empty-desks-for-168-million-missing-students/ Thu, 27 May 2021 20:11:16 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=572624 This past March, just prior to the one-year anniversary of the school shutdowns that defined the spring of 2020, UNICEF unveiled a new installation on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York City: 鈥淧andemic Classroom,鈥� comprised of 168 empty desks to symbolize the 168 million children living in regions around the globe where schools remained shuttered due to the public health crisis. (That dire number soars to 920 million children when you include students impacted by partial school closures). UN officials said the exhibit served as an urgent call to government leaders to 鈥減rioritize reopening schools and keep children learning.鈥� This video offers an up-close view of the installation.

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