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1.5 billion children around globe affected by school closure

There are now nearly 1.5 billion children around the globe — or 87 percent of Earth’s student population — whose schools have closed….

‘People think it’s magic’: how one of Brazil’s poorest cities gets its best school results

As you approach the city of Sobral in north-east Brazil, the road worsens. Huge pot holes slow traffic to a crawl. The heat is suffocating,…

Michelle Obama shares her family’s quarantine routine

The Obamas, much like the rest of the world, are figuring out ways to keep busy and cohabitate during the coronavirus pandemic. …

What does it mean to ask a good student about the school she was deprived of?

little Syrian girl is crying because he was deprived of school…

Five years of war in Yemen: More than half of children feel sad and depressed

Five years of raging conflict in Yemen have had a devastating impact on the mental health of an entire generation of children, …

Little girl’s friends sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to her from their cars

Social distancing won’t stop this little girl’s friends from celebrating her birthday during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19,…