From text to tablet: how to learn in a lockdown
UMBERTO BACCHI 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: SOLAR RADIOS - Burkina Faso Burkina Faso began broadcasting lessons on radio, television and online after…