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World leaders support establishment of one of the largest investments in global education
Recognizing the urgent need to tackle the learning crisis, world leaders expressed strong support for the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) at the World Bank spring meeting this year. The IFFEd proposal has the...
Combining high-touch and high-tech to personalize learning for every child
photo: STARS/Kristian Buus From the article: “The Education Commission Learning Generation report delivered a stark warning: if nothing changes, by 2030, 825 million young people – roughly half of the young generation today – would reach adulthood...
Reimagining mid-level roles within the education workforce
In 2018, the Education Commission launched the Education Workforce Initiative to develop concrete options for policymakers to redesign, expand, and strengthen the education workforce to meet the changing demands of the 21st century and enable quality education for...
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...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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