Reform for Results
Tale of Kenya’s absentee primary school teachers – Africa Review
Nearly a half of primary schools teachers in Kenya do not attend classes and this costs the country $0.27 billion a year, a report by the Education Commission has revealed. The report also says that about 16 percent of teachers do not report to school at all. This...James Chau interviews Commission Chair, Gordon Brown, to learn more about the #LearningGeneration
In this interview, James Chau of CCTV, asks UN Special Envoy for Education and Commission Chair, Gordon Brown, about the recommendations in our report. Learn more about creating a...
Overcoming the challenges to improving education in Pakistan
Using their home country as an education financing case study, the Pakistan Coalition for Education concludes that “when it comes to improving the quality of education in developing countries, political will is the most important factor.”
Why we need to invest in developing local language literacy teaching programs for African schools
Following their consultation report, Professor Heikki Lyytinen at the University of Jyväskylä explains why teachers need to have “the right training for teaching literacy in local African languages.”
An opportunity we can’t afford to miss: Creating a global ecosystem for learning and innovation
Advocating for a global education ecosystem “comprised of new partnerships between bilateral and multilateral donors, the philanthropic community, and global organizations” is Wendy Kopp, the CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All and Founder of Teach For America.
Quality teachers for a quality education, by Teopista Birungi Mayanja
Commissioner Teopista Birungi Mayanja reports back on lessons learned from the International Conference on More and Better Investment in Global Education organized by the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and the Education Commission.
Leadership development: the missing piece in the global effort to improve education
Writing for the Education Commission, Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All and Founder of Teach For America, tells us why “in schools, education systems, advocacy, government—we should be focused on identifying, developing, and supporting the leaders who will accelerate our progress towards achieving inclusive and equitable education by 2030.”
Engaging the education workforce in reform efforts
Monazza Aslam, an Associate Fellow at IDEAS Pakistan, explains why the “Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without reforming the education workforce and without engaging closely with teachers in the design and implementation of reforms.”
How results-based financing can help achieve the SDGs: dealing with a refugee crisis
World Bank REACH Program Manager Peter A. Holland on financing education and achieving the SDGs