Students get textbooks to ease learning disruptions

The Education, Youth and Sport Ministry – in collaboration with Sweden and Unicef – are working to protect children’s education by providing textbooks for core subjects to prevent students from dropping out of school while their schools are being used as Covid-19 quarantine centres.

A joint press release from the education ministry, the Swedish government and Unicef said although the new academic year began on Jan 11, there are 13 primary schools, 18 lower secondary schools and 19 upper secondary schools in the north-western provinces of Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Oddor Meanchey that could not open as scheduled.