How schools around the world are reopening

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Denmark reopened its schools in April with strict guidelines. The UK had planned to reopen for primary grades, but changed its mind. Italy is looking to the fall with plans to include Plexiglas barriers in the classroom. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with UNESCO’s assistant director-general for education, Stefania Giannini, about how other countries are reopening their public schools, and what schools in the United States might learn.

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