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The Fox News Rundown

Global Pandemic: Over a Billion Children Lack Remote learning Access

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A new report by the United Nations says that nearly a billion and a half children around the world will not be able to remote learn. They are calling it an education emergency that will impact societies for decades to come. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Robert Jenkins, the Global Chief of Education at UNICEF, on the repercussions of children losing multiple school years and what his organization is doing to help governments change the situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Steve Doosey and this is the Fox News rundown.

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Thursday August 27th, 2020.

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I'm Trey Yinkst.

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While many schools around the world have switched to remote learning, a third of children don't have access to the needed technology.

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School children in the poorest countries are most affected and have most struggled with accessing

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remote learning but also within countries school children from the poorest households

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and those living in rural areas are by far the most likely to miss out while schools have been

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remained closed. This is the to find new ways of teaching.

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Though real challenges exist, as students head back to class both in person and online this fall.

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Over the next few minutes you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak.

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And hear from Robert Jenkins, the Global Chief of Education at UNICEF, starting first in India that saw

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its highest daily increase yesterday with more than 75,000 new cases recorded.

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Although India has seen more than 3.3 million people infected with COVID-19

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since the pandemic began, the true toll is likely much worse, analysts warn.

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