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The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage, and learning outcomes

Cross-national impact analyses of education policy reform 

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

  1. 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

  2. 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
  3. 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

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