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From Text to Tablet: How to Learn in Lockdown
From Burkina Faso to Britain, governments and charities are working to boost remote learning.
By Umberto Bacchi
TBILISI, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a third lockdown traps millions of British schoolchildren at home, free tablets and televised lessons are being touted as alternative ways to learn in a lockdown.
Globally, two in three school-age children lack internet at home, according to the United Nations, and ensuring equal access to education has become an acute challenge in the pandemic.
With governments, charities, and firms scrambling to get more people online or provide alternative learning sources, here are seven initiatives underway worldwide to boost remote learning.