Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020 This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. Such report shall include (1) an assessment of the global learning loss that will result from protracted school closures; (2) evaluations of the effectiveness, cost, accessibility, and reach of the most commonly used forms of distance learning in low-resource contexts; and (3) a description of the tools and resources needed for the USAID to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and reenrollment campaigns.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareConflicts and warsCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign aid and international reliefInfectious and parasitic diseasesSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWorld health
Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4548| Senate
| Updated: 9/9/2020
Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020 This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. Such report shall include (1) an assessment of the global learning loss that will result from protracted school closures; (2) evaluations of the effectiveness, cost, accessibility, and reach of the most commonly used forms of distance learning in low-resource contexts; and (3) a description of the tools and resources needed for the USAID to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and reenrollment campaigns.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareConflicts and warsCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign aid and international reliefInfectious and parasitic diseasesSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWorld health