Supplement to Framework for reopening schools: Emerging lessons from country experiences in managing the process of reopening schools

Education systems around the world continue to grapple with the complex decisions of when and how to reopen schools for in-person learning following widespread closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Many countries closed schools along with other widespread restrictions as an immediate response to the increased spread of COVID-19. But school closures have had increasingly clear negative impacts on child health, education and development, family income and the overall economy.