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(Sistema de Información de Tendencias Educativas de América Latina [SITEAL], 2020) . It shares borders with Brazil and Argentina, and faces the Atlantic Ocean (SITEAL, 2020) . According to the 2011 census, there were 3,286,314 people living in Uruguay, but the country registered a negative population growth rate in 13 out of its 19 departments. Back then, 21.8% of the population were between 0 and 14 years of age. Regarding ethnicity,  \n© 2022, Current Issues in Comparative Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Current Issues in Comparative Education, 24(2), 189-203.  \nQuezada Morales  \n90.7% of the population identified as white, 4.9% as indigenous, and 7.8% as Afrodescendants (Instituto Nacional de Estadística [INE], 2011) .1  \nAfter 15 years of left-wing government (Risso, 2020), Luis Lacalle Pou took office as president for 2020 to 2025 in March, 2020 when the COVID-19 disease was spreading throughout the world (Horwitz, 2020) . Lacalle Pou declared a national health emergency on March 13, 2020 when the first 4 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the country (Horwitz, 2020) . Although quarantine was only required for those over 65 years of age (Fernández Simón, 2020), the administration of COVID-19 tests was swift and effective – 1,000 daily tests were being administered by May 5, 2020 (El Observador, 2020b) . Because of those quick actions, school activity cautiously resumed in June, 2020 (Fernández Simón, 2020) . As early as April 22, 2020, certain rural schools re-opened, registering 50% of physical attendance; by May, 2020, all schools began to reopen progressively: on June 1, all rural and special schools except for the capital Montevideo and the metropolitan area; on June 15, all primary education schools, high schools, early childhood centers, preschool education centers, and technical education, except for Montevideo and the metropolitan area; on June 30, 2020, all educational establishments (Uruguay Presidencia, 2020) . However, cases began rising rapidly in early 2021, which led Uruguay to close schools again on March 24, 2021; from May until June 21, 2021, students gradually went back again to their classrooms (Xinhua, 2021) .  \nA universal education system, but with limited completion  \nUruguay’s educational system is centralized, with five agencies involved in education: the National Public Education Administration (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública [ANEP]), the Ministry of Education and Culture (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura [MEC]), the Child and Adolescent Institute of Uruguay (Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay [INAU]), the University of the Republic (Universidad de la República [UDELAR]), and the Technological University (Universidad Tecnológica [UTEC]) (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de la Educación [INEEd], 2015) . While MEC represents education at the legislative level, links education with technology and culture, and revalidates certificates, it does not issue policies (Poder Legislativo, 2020) . Under the coordination of the Central Governing Council (Consejo Directivo Central [CODICEN]), ANEP is the body that oversees some pre-primary education establishments2 and all school, teacher, and technical and professional education, as well as the National Institute of Education Statistics (INEEd) and national policy (INEEd, 2015). Each year, ANEP sends inspections to upper","cbCaihE8ui8PQ9Ux","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihE8ui8PQ9Ux","pdf",412525,15,"English","# Advancing Digital Learning in a Traditional System: Uruguay During the COVID-19 Pandemic\n## Uruguay: a new government and a novel virus\n## A universal education system, but with limited completion\n## Education system structure and compulsory schooling\n## Digital learning during school disruptions","[{\"question\":\"How did Uruguay respond to COVID-19 in schools during 2020–2021?\",\"answer\":\"Uruguay declared a national health emergency in March 2020 and tests were administered rapidly. School activity resumed cautiously in June 2020, then schools closed again in March 2021 when cases rose quickly, followed by gradual reopening in May to June 2021.\"},{\"question\":\"Which agencies oversee education in Uruguay?\",\"answer\":\"Education is centralized and involves five agencies: ANEP, MEC, INAU, UDELAR, and UTEC. ANEP oversees key pre-primary, school, teacher, technical, professional education, national education statistics, and national policy coordination.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges related to completion and performance does the document highlight?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that many students repeat grades and eventually drop out, with a large share not finishing compulsory education by age 23. It also reports that about 40% of students who complete upper secondary education do so below expected academic goals.\"}]","Current Issues in Comparative Education - Special Issue 2022 | PDF",38]