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Throwing open the schoolhouse doors, once and for all (The New York Times)
Credit: GPE/ Kelley Lynch From the article: “In 1848, republican revolts against European monarchies ended in failure and repression. The year was said to be a turning point at which history failed to turn. Almost certainly 2018 will mark a similar turning...
Countries near consensus on Facility’s final design
By Liesbet Steer, Director of the Education Commission During the UN General Assembly in September, the UK Secretary of State for International Development challenged countries participating in the Commission’s Make Impossible Possible event to develop a final...
5 reasons why the International Finance Facility for Education is a smart answer
By Liesbet Steer and Pedro AlbaIn response to Owen Barder and Andrew Rogerson: The Center for Global Development (CGD) recently posted a blog that presented several misconceptions about the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd). The...
Germany can lead the way to prepare the world’s next generation (Frankfurter Rundschau)
This opinion editorial was written by former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and originally appeared in German in Frankfurter Rundschau. For decades, Germany has been a leader in improving health and combating poverty in Africa, Asia, and beyond....
Interview with Chair Gordon Brown and Director Liesbet Steer (Better Angels Podcast)
From the article: “In this Better Angels interview special guest host Tom Fletcher speaks to former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown and Director of the Education Commission Liesbet Steer about the new International Finance...
Innovating to learn
We are in the midst of a global learning crisis. This is the clear message from recent major reports: According to the World Bank’s 2018 World Development Report on learning, “hundreds of millions of children reach young adulthood without even the most...The next generation: lost or learning?Every. Single. Child.Join us at LearningGeneration.org.
Posted by The Education Commission on Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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