IM-Mahboubi_2023_0302.pub

20.500.12592/d95m01

IM-Mahboubi_2023_0302.pub

2 Mar 2023

Current record low unemployment rates mask the reality that lasting COVID-19 impacts and ongoing recovery are varied and that the country still has work to do. [...] Learning losses are expected to be particularly significant for low-income and disadvantaged students and those students who experienced more frequent and more prolonged school closures. [...] Offsetting the negative educational effects of the pandemic on youth prospects, preparing them for future of work and equipping them with in-demand skills will require a holistic approach, including: • Increasing support and funding to expand summer school and private tutoring during and after school for K-12 students; • Modernizing curricula and providing resources and teachers’ training options. [...] It also announced its 2022 plan to modernize the labour-market agreements with provinces to support workers’ retraining and to support an employment strategy for persons with disabilities to increase participation and employment. [...] Provinces should increase support and funding to expand summer school and offer high-dosage in-person tutoring during and after school for K-12 students.

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yang

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Canada