Save The Children, 'the only primary school in 3 thousand municipalities at risk'

In ten years, 1,571 schools closed, with the only primary school in 3 thousand municipalities at risk.

Multi-classes and institution mergers are increasing, over a third of nursery schools have sections with few pupils, again at risk of closure, and one in three children between 14 and 19 years old lives in a municipality without a high school. Spending on education, which rose to just over 4% of GDP thanks to the resources of the Pnrr, risks falling below this threshold again from 2027, reaching levels significantly lower than the European average.

This is stated by Save The Children who, in view of World Children's Day, which is celebrated on 20 November, is releasing the XVII edition of the Atlas of childhood at risk in Italy entitled 'Scuola liberatutti'.

In the volume there is also an unpublished survey carried out by Save the Children and Ipsos on the use of Artificial Intelligence which shows that almost 7 out of 10 students are in favor of its use in teaching, while only 45% among teachers.

Among students who use AI to do their homework, 45% say that since using it they study more often alone, without classmates and friends.