Urgent measures are needed to help students in provinces under maximum Covid-19 controls catch up on their studies, as schools in these provinces — except Samut Sakhon — gear up to resume on-site teaching next month, academics say.
Speaking at a forum held by the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) on Thursday, Sompong Jitradub, a lecturer with Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Education, urged the government to come up with a plan to help these students cope, saying school closures will have an adverse impact on the entire nation if not addressed.
“Since the Covid-19…
