https://www.scmp.com/rss/512501/feed Albert Park is Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Across Asia and the Pacific, students and parents are breathing a sigh of relief as schools reopen and in-person classes gradually resume. But now comes the reckoning: failure to make up for students’ significant education losses during the Covid-19 pandemic could diminish their lifetime earning potential and substantially damage economic equity throughout the region. With the new academic year in many Asian countries starting in a matter of months, governments must urgently mitigate these... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3176721/asia-must-close-pandemic-education-gap-tackle-long-term-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3176721/asia-must-close-pandemic-education-gap-tackle-long-term-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 May 2022 01:45:12 +0000