The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the education sector. School closures have disrupted learning for more than 1.6 billion students around the world. Responding to the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector requires utilizing coordinated technical expertise across the U.S. Government (USG).

The USG COVID-19 Basic Education Response Paper highlights the collective impact of the USG response to COVID-19 related to education access, attendance, retention, and learning. It also examines the successful elements of responses and looks at how they can be incorporated into forward-thinking foundational principles in educational programming as we build back better. 

Learn more about USG responses in:

• Addressing barriers to school participation and learning.
• Ensuring a safe return to learning, especially for the most marginalized.
• Engaging partners and leveraging the private sector.
• Building more resilient and equitable education systems and societies with the capacity to better manage future shocks and prevent development backsliding.