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During the coronavirus crisis, children need books more than ever!

With children out of early learning centres and schools during the COVID-19 crisis, having books at home is important to ensure learning continues.

books, coronavirus, covid-19, early childhood education and care, early learning, literacy

How can countries close the equity gap in education?

by Dirk Van Damme Head of the Skills Beyond School Division,  Directorate for Education and Skills Education plays a dual … More

How much will the literacy level of working-age people change from now to 2022?

by François Keslair Statistician, Directorate for Education and Skills  Taken as a whole, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) … More

How can we tell if artificial intelligence threatens work?

by Stuart W. ElliottU.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine New technologies tend to shift jobs and skills. New technologies … More

Why it matters if you can’t read this

by Tanja BastianicStatistician, Directorate for Education and Skills  Adults who lack basic skills – literacy and numeracy – are penalised … More

Making literacy everybody’s business

by Andreas Schleicher Director, Directorate for Education and Skills While poor literacy skills severely limit people’s access to better-paying and … More

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