COVID-19: How Tech Could Transform Education

Covid-19 has disrupted children’s education on an unprecedented scale. By mid-April 2020 more than 90% of the world’s students had been locked out of classrooms. As demand for remote learning grew, education technology—otherwise known as edtech—was increasingly adopted by teachers and children worldwide. New apps and software began to be used alongside traditional teaching methods, proving that digital learning had potential. As a new school year begins in many countries, what role will edtech play in the future of education?

I filmed the San Francisco portion of this report for the Economist.