Author: educommission
Loosening the purse strings: financing the education of children with disabilities in India
Nidhi Singal and Anuradha De The #CostingEquity Report launched on 17th October at the UN General Assembly clearly states that at a time when global education funding is in decline, such cuts have a disproportionate impact on children with disabilities. The impact of...
L’éducation, “moteur fondamental” de développement, selon Ban Ki-moon (Xinhuanet.com)
NEW YORK (Nations Unies), 18 septembre (Xinhua) — Le secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a salué dimanche le lancement du plus grand projet à ce jour de développement d’opportunités d’éducation, voyant en cette dernière...
How to help national school systems succeed (Time)
A new report shows how to help developing countries invest in education In countries all around the world, millions of dedicated professionals give their all every day to help children succeed and shape a brighter future for the next generation. Thanks to their...
Malawi: Invest in education, Mutharika urges developing world – allAfrica
President Peter Mutharika on Sunday said unless the developing world prioritized investment in education, it would continue to move in a vicious cycle of poverty. “And the vicious cycle of poverty can only be broken by having inclusive and quality education for...
Norway’s main priorities for the UN general assembly (The Nordic Page)
World leaders are meeting in New York for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, which will open with a week of high-level meetings beginning on 19 September. – The UN General Assembly is a unique arena. I look forward to promoting international...
There is no doubt. A #learninggeneration calls for a financial upheaval
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity released their Report this weekend. It sounds the warning bell on the need for greater financing for education. Released just weeks after our latest GEM Report, it should help get donors and...
Sanaya Bharucha speaks at United Nations youth panel for financing global education (Parsi Khabar)
Sanaya Bharucha, 28 years old, from Pune, India; works as Senior Manager – Training and Support with Teach for India, was selected as part of the United Nations Youth Panel for Financing Global Education. Sanaya attended the launch of the Report by the International...
Measuring the quality of girls’ education across the developing world
One-on-one literacy tests with adult women show that multiple years of schooling have left millions illiterate, and trends aren’t improving very fast Justin Sandefur, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development Slogans like “Learning for all”...