The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage, and learning outcomes

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What was the extent of the learning loss caused by the school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe?

What do we know about more vulnerable socio-economically disadvantaged students?

What kind of policies were implemented to counteract learning loss and what can we say about their effectiveness?

The European Commission in collaboration with experts in the field has published the book ‘The Pandemic, Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Learning Outcomes. Cross-National Impact Analyses of Education Policy Reform’.

During this book launch, the authors compare their case studies and look into what policies worked thus drawing some longer term lessons learnt and policy implications.

Moderator of the event: Laura Cassio, Senior Expert at the European Commission, JRC

social sciences | education policy | right to education
Tuesday 23 April 2024, 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
Brussels, Belgium
Live streaming available

Programme

23 Apr 2024, 15:00 - 16:10 (CEST)
Panel discussion 1
15:00 - 15:10

Welcome and introductory remarks by:
- Dr. Thomas Hemmelgarn, Deputy Director for Innovation in Science and Policy Making, JRC
15:10 - 15:20

Measuring European education performance after COVID-19:
- Dr. Sylke Schnepf, JRC
15:20 - 16:00

Panel discussion on learning loss during the pandemic and successful mitigation policies:
Moderator of the panel: Dr. Federico Biagi, JRC
- Belgium, Prof. Kristof De Witte, University of Leuven
- Italy, Prof. Luca Salmieri, Sapienza University Rome
- Germany, Dr. Johannes Schult, Institute for Educational Analysis, IBBW
- Hungary, Dr. Daniel Horn, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
16:00 - 16:10

Question and Answer Session
16:10 - 17:00 (CEST)
Panel discussion 2
16:10 to 16:40

Reflections of international organisations and research institutes:
- Ms. Yuri Belfali, Head of Division Early Childhood and Schools, OECD
- Dr. Rafael de Hoyos, Program Leader in Human Development, World Bank
- Dr. Gwang-Chol CHANG, Chief of the Section of Education Policy, UNESCO
- Dr. Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA
16.40 to 16:50

Question and Answer Session
16:50 to 17.00

Education policy implications:
- Ms. Rossella Cravetto, Project leader of the Learning Lab, DG EAC
17:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
Finale
17.00 to 18.00

Cocktails and book signing

Practical information

When: Tuesday 23 April 2024, 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
Where: JRC, Atrium
Rue du Champs de Mars 21, Brussels, Belgium
Languages: English
Organisers: Joint Research Centre

Description

The publication ‘The Pandemic, Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Learning Outcomes. Cross-National Impact Analyses of Education Policy Reform’ will be available from the day of the event, April 23rd, at 3 PM.