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Back to school? Or not back to school? That is the question.... In the first half of 2020, 188 countries temporarily closed their schools to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Suddenly, more than 1.5 billion young people were on their own or following classes online. Many school re-openings since then have continued to be disrupted by the virus: some have had to switch back to remote learning just days after resuming classes as infection rates ramped up. What are the trade-offs between getting kids back to school and keeping communities healthy? How can schools adapt to the coronavirus? And will this virus radically and permanently change the way we learn and teach? Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD, weighs in. To learn more, go to: www.oecd.org/education For more information on Covid-19, go to: www.oecd.org/coronavirus Host: Clara Young Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media

Digital learning tools have been a lifeline during the Covid-19 lockdown but what does this mean for teachers, students and parents? Access to technology and its use, particularly for the most vulnerable, are under the spotlight, along with mental and physical wellbeing. As countries head back to schools, how is this new normal shaping learning now and in the future? To learn more, go to: www.oecd.org/coronavirus Host: Shayne MacLachlan Guest: Tracey Burns, OECD Senior Education Policy Analyst Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media

Everybody agrees that tech giants and all other businesses should pay their fair share of taxes where they create value. But is a digital tax the way to go? OECD tax chief Pascal Saint-Amans says no. The OECD has secured an agreement among 127 countries and jurisdictions to spearhead talks on changing the rules of the taxation game: shifting more taxing rights to market jurisdictions where goods and services—digital or not—are being consumed...away from the countries where multinational companies are headquartered. What’s at stake? Nothing short of changing fundamental tax rules to address the 21st century’s globalised and digitalising economy. For more information, go to: http://www.oecd.org/tax/ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/taxation Host: Clara Young Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media

World Bank chief economist Penny Goldberg discusses how global trade has exacerbated inequality between rural and urban areas, and what to do about it. For more information go to: http://www.oecd.org/trade/ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade Host: Clara Young Executive Producer: Robin Allison Davis Team Lead: Rory Clarke Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media

The OECD goes to the theatre. Writer/director Alexander Zeldin’s play, “Love”, tells the story of lives lived under the poverty line. What happens when a system of social care falls short and austerity takes over? “Love” is co-produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and adapted for BBC Two. Host: Clara Young Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media