Author: educommission
Gordon Brown urges global effort to transform education for poor children – BT.com
Almost half the world’s children face the prospect of growing up without proper schooling unless there is a “transformation” in the funding of education in the poorest countries, Gordon Brown has warned.
Education is civil rights struggle of our age: UN envoy – The Nation
Ensuring every child gets a good education is the “civil rights struggle of our generation”, United Nations education envoy Gordon Brown said ahead of launching a plan for the largest educational expansion in history.
UN-backed report calls for investment to educate poor children of the world – DW.com
A new UN-backed report says there is a yawning education chasm between children in rich and poor countries, and it warns that the gap will only grow wider unless definitive action is taken to invest in global education. The International Commission on Financing Global...
Education for prosperity and stability, by Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Gulf News
Today, the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity launched its compelling new recommendations to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Over the past year, I have had the honour of working closely with world leaders, policy-makers and researchers, as the Commission developed an ambitious vision to get all children and young people into school and learning within a generation.
Shakira and Other VIPs: Education Is “the Best Investment the World Can Make” (Bloomberg)
“A quarter of a billion children and young people are out of school. Another 330 million are not learning because we fail to invest in them even when they are in school.”
International community should not fail children – Al Jazeera Opinion
In the 1960s, the struggle was for black civil rights. The 1970s saw the stepping up of the fight to free the world from apartheid. And in recent years, we have seen the battle for LGBT equality. The freedom struggle of the coming decade is the battle for the rights...
We can educate all the world’s children – If we choose to by Alice Albright – The Huffington Post
The Commission offers sobering diagnosis and bold, concrete recommendations about how global education financing should and can be increased and deployed. This report should be treated as a once-in-a-generation roadmap to set global education on the right path.
Education is Civil Rights Struggle of Our Age: UN Envoy Gordon Brown – Jakarta Globe
Ensuring every child gets a good education is the “civil rights struggle of our generation”, United Nations education envoy Gordon Brown said, ahead of launching a plan for the largest educational expansion in history.
UNICEF calls for an increase in education spending as new report reveals global crisis in learning
More than two-thirds of schoolchildren in low-income countries will not learn basic primary level skills in 2030 despite an ambitious goal to get every child in school and learning.