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Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down

Published by Nature.com By Mohana Basu · 9 September 2026 at 03:00
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Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down
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The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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