Reimagine models of education to close learning gaps
Classroom furniture is seen arranged inside a hall
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Sonali Khan
The pandemic has illuminated the many ways in which India is divided. In urban enclaves, schools have transitioned to digital platforms with only the slightest hiccup. In the country’s vast rural swathes, where only 4% of homes own a computer, the picture is far bleaker
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The classrooms are empty. Dusty chairs and tables gather cobwebs, as though forgotten in time. The voices of teachers calling out letters and words that would echo in a sing-song child chorus have been replaced by the pings of WhatsApp forwards. For the lucky few whose parents own smartphones, these online messages arrive like unconvincing emissaries who claim that Indian children are still learning.