As the COVID-19 pandemic closes schools and universities around the world, the Education Commission stands with the 1.5 billion children and youth whose learning has been disrupted and the 63 million teachers and wider education workforce who are on the frontlines working to ensure that learning never stops.
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Commission Chair Gordon Brown’s keynote at the Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined WISE Summit
It’s a real pleasure to speak to the WISE conference – to thank the Salzburg Global Seminar and WISE, particularly Sheikha Moza for organizing this, and to say that I thought that the initial remarks that we had from Asmaa and from Stavros were inspirational…
Educating the COVID recovery
We face a lost decade … or a decade in which children have an equal opportunity to learn and gain the skills they need to succeed in work and life. It’s a choice. We are in the midst of the worst health and economic crisis in a century, with millions of children locked out of school.
Build Back Better: Six considerations for national education responses to COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing education decision-makers to address urgent implementation challenges rapidly and leverage their systems in new ways. In some cases, this means quickly identifying the most effective solutions for…
Responding to COVID-19: Harness the education workforce
As of April 24, 2020, schools in over 190 countries around the world have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting over 91 percent of enrolled learners and 63 million teachers worldwide. Although schools are closed, learning must not stop. The world’s teachers...
IFFEd: An opportunity to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on learning
The world is in the midst of an unprecedented global catastrophe with devastating impacts that will be felt for generations. We cannot neglect education when taking steps to address the impacts of this crisis. More than 1.5 billion children and youth – over 90 percent...
Brown urges G20 to co-operate on delivery of coronavirus medical essentials to avoid profiteering
Gordon Brown has issued a stark warning about “profiteering” over vital medical supplies after Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty spoke of a global bottleneck in securing testing kits and equipment. The former PM said to avoid “dog-eat-dog bidding wars” the G20 should...About the Commission
The Education Commission is a major global initiative engaging world leaders, policymakers, and researchers to develop a renewed and compelling investment case and financing pathway for achieving equal educational opportunity for children and young people.