Fixing Education Should Be Our Top Priority
Fixing Education Should Be Our Top Priority
Thoughtful investment in learning after the pandemic is a must for the region’s leaders, writes AS/COA's Susan Segal in Americas Quarterly.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the education crisis.
COVID-19 severely tested the social infrastructure of countries across the globe, laying bare countless shortcomings that have contributed to the tragedy we have experienced over the last 20 months. In Latin America, the impact of the pandemic has been disproportionate: The region accounts for 18 percent of global cases and 30 percent of the deaths, despite representing less than 9 percent of the world’s population. And when it comes to education, the pandemic’s long-term effects will be felt for decades to come. As of...
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