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Lockdowns shut schools across the world. Although some have reopened, schools attended by almost half the world’s pupils are still fully or partially closed. Poorer and marginalised children suffer most from these closures. But getting children back into school is only the first step in repairing the damage the pandemic has done to their learning. Educators must also work out how to make up for lost time.
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