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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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...
DeliverEd: Gathering evidence to deliver real results
A decade left for delivery As we entered 2020, the UN Secretary-General called on the global community to commit to a decade of delivery. Indeed, we are just 10 years away from the 2030 deadline to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 of ensuring...
2020 Update: the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd)
There is no better investment in our future than education. In today’s global economy and society, investments in human capital are essential and smart. Quality education is absolutely vital to lift people out of poverty, ensure healthier families, unlock job...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.