Go to the internet and find a news article(s) published within the last two months that discusses problems, approaches, economic and financial perspectives in educational funding, summarize key points of the article.

 

Graded Discussion Week 5

The article focuses on discussing the impact that Covid 19 has had on education, and it goes forth to issue recommendations for Ukraine and other countries to mitigate the challenges the pandemic has caused. The key recommendations that have been discussed entail; implementation of learning recovery programs, protection of education budgets, and preparation towards shocks in the future.

Regarding the implementation of learning recovery programs, the article describes how governments in the affected countries ought to make sure that students who have ended up dropping out of school are given the necessary support to catch up with their colleagues. However, for this to be possible, the most crucial step to start with is conducting a just-in-time assessment so that the students who need support are identified and the needs they have for them to resume back to school. According to the article, Ukraine has started the implementation o learning continuity programs such as the All-Ukraine Online school platform, which aims to blend distance learning for students in grades ranging between five and eleven.

On the other hand, the article also recommends the protection of the education budget. It states that due to the financial strain that most economies have undergone due to the pandemic, some countries have suffered from budget cuts by their governments which has, in turn, endangered the gains that they have managed to obtain over the years in terms of accessibility to learning. For the gains acquired through learning to be recovered back, the article states that the budget concerning education ought to be safeguarded, and schools requiring funding should be supported.

Finally, the article also recommends that there should be preparation for shocks in the future. This is because the main aim should not only be on fully recovering from the damage that has emanated from the pandemic but also making use of the lesson learned to be fully prepared in case of any crises that might emanate in the future. For countries to support this goal fully, they must engage themselves in offering blended education in the coming years.