Author: educommission
Jokowi pushes for aggressive education inclusion (Jakarta Informer)
The Education Commission (or the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity) has submitted its first budget proposal to jump-start the push on global education equity for 2030. The latest report from the International Commission on Financing...
Variations on the impact bond concept: Remittances as a funding source for impact bonds in low- and middle-income countries
As the world comes to grips with the scope and ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one theme continually rises to the surface: financing. The figures are daunting, at a scale that is difficult to comprehend. According to the World Investment Report...
World teachers’ day and a #LearningGeneration
As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, the Education Commission is forever reminded that achieving a Learning Generation hinges upon those at the heart of any quality education – teachers. Late last month, the Commission released its report, The Learning Generation:...
Education for all is not possible without employers
Leila Toplic, Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer at LRNG We live in a time of learning abundance, with more access to knowledge and technological innovation than ever before. Yet we are confronted by incredible inequality because learning in the 21st...
We need to treat education like global health By Patricio Meller (Medium)
For far too long, education has not been enough of a global priority. In the last decade alone, international development donors have spent proportionately less on education — while significantly increasing aid to global health. Access to good quality schools is just...
Smart education investments can solve the global learning crisis by Amel Karboul – Medium
Across the world, more than 260 million children are currently not in school. And for those who are lucky enough to go to school, the unfortunate reality is that many of them are not actually learning. Instead, they end up receiving an education that doesn’t prepare them with the skills they need to succeed in life.
Unos 263 millones de niños y jóvenes no van al colegio y 25 millones nunca fueron a clase – Europa Press
Unos 263 millones de niños y jóvenes no van al colegio y 25 millones nunca fueron a clase.
In education, what can US learn from developing countries? By Justin van Fleet – Medium Bright
It concluded that not only do we need more investment in education, but that we need to use it wisely. The ways money is spent in education has a significant impact on learning outcomes.
No shortcuts or substitutes for teachers – Educational International
Together, EI and the Education Commission have highlighted the following seven key areas where the report supports and addresses the needs of teachers: