Closing Schools Has Derailed the Lives of Kids All Over the World. Here's How We Can Help Them Keep Learning

BY ANGELINA JOLIE AND AUDREY AZOULAY

(c) TIME

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a series of traumas that make each of us rethink the meaning of our humanity. Efforts to slow the spread of the disease have demanded enormous sacrifices.

We have seen health care workers and others on the front lines put themselves at great risk, without hesitation, to protect all of us. The decision to close schools is another significant sacrifice: 87% of all the world’s students — well over a billion and a half young people — are now unable to attend class because of nationwide school closures in 165 countries.

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