Teachers query fate of WB fundingBY Buddhika SamaraweeraThe Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has called on the Government to immediately reveal what happened to a sum of Rs. 980 million that the Union claims was provided by the World Bank (WB) to the Government to restore the education of students affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 980 million as assistance to restore education that had been affected due to Covid-19, in or around July 2020. Fernando further stressed that the said amount of money should be used to restore education as soon as possible. The World Bank stated that the said monetary provisions would help facilitate learning at home via tele-education and electronic learning for school children, especially in rural, smaller, and under-resourced schools.

Source: The Nation July 14, 2021 18:56 UTC