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US HR7911

US HR7911
Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020


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Introduced
07/31/2020
In Committee
07/31/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. 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.

AI Summary

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. The report must include an assessment of the global learning loss resulting from school closures, evaluations of the effectiveness, cost, accessibility, and reach of commonly used distance learning methods in low-resource contexts, an overview of USAID's existing programs to continue learning during the pandemic, identification of gaps in reaching marginalized populations, and a description of the tools and resources needed to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and re-enrollment campaigns.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (on 07/31/2020)

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