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sustainability of economic and financial models behind education systems, including the
consequences of poorly funding public educational institutions; scrutiny of the role of
private actors in education; an evaluation of the adequacy of social protection provided for
education workers, including in the private sector; and scrutiny of the lack of cooperation
between State administrations, educational institutions, teachers, learners, parents and
communities.
Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur stresses that the deployment of online distance
learning (together with radio and television), should be seen only as a temporary solution
aimed at addressing a crisis. The digitization of education should never replace on-site
schooling with teachers, and the massive arrival of private actors through digital technology
should be considered as a major danger for education systems and the right to education for
all in the long term. A thorough debate needs to take place on the place that should be given
to such learning in the future, keeping in mind not only possible opportunities but also the
deleterious effect screens have on children and youth, including their right to health and
education.
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