Author: educommission
Putting Learning Generation evidence to work
The Education Commission participated in a productive series of events in London last week. On Monday, Commissioner and former Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt helped kick off the Education World Forum (EWF), the world’s largest gathering of education...
The Power of Education (ReliefWeb)
Speech given by Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the Education World Forum on 23 January 2017 Education is the most empowering force in the world. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity. For...January 26, 2017 | One Million Refugee Children Lose Out on Any Education Because of a Broken $1Billion Promise
NO CLASS! ONE MILLION REFUGEE CHILDREN LOSE OUT ON ANY EDUCATION BECAUSE OF A BROKEN $1BILLION PROMISE *GORDON BROWN REVEALS SCANDAL OF REFUGEE AND DISPLACED GIRLS AND BOYS, MANY OF WHOM WILL NEVER ENTER A SCHOOL CLASSROOM *PLEDGES MADE YEAR AGO AT SYRIA CONFERENCE IN...
Presentation of the #LearningGeneration Report with the REAL Centre at Cambridge University
Presentation and discussion of the Education Commission’s #LearningGeneration report on Friday, January 27th at Cambridge University: For more information about the Education Commission, and to read the Learning Generation report, please visit:...
Commission brings Learning Generation plan to World Economic Forum
As world leaders converged on Davos for the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF), the Learning Generation Commissioners were working alongside governments, businesses and multilateral organizations to advance the Commission recommendations. At the start of the Forum,...
Early years champion Shakira tells world leaders: ‘Today’s babies will drive tomorrow’s business’ (TheirWorld)
Pop star Shakira has made an impassioned plea to world leaders to look after the development of our youngest children. “Today’s babies will drive tomorrow’s business,” she said at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Children’s capacity to...
Rotary International draws on Commission’s call to action
From the article: USAID, a United States government agency that helps other countries, has long promoted reading in the early grades. Its programs emphasize adequate professional development and ongoing classroom support for teachers. “All our early-grade reading...
Providing eyeglasses for school-age children is a high-impact investment in education
There are many barriers preventing a child from fully participating in the quality education they deserve. One easily overcome barrier is poor vision correctable with glasses. Today, a pair of eyeglasses could correct the poor vision of 239 million children worldwide,...
Companies are complaining about the skills gap. Here’s how we get closer to solving it. (Huffington Post)
For most of us, the traditional notion of the “American Dream” – and what it symbolizes in countries around the world – begins with hard work and education and leads to opportunity and a flourishing future. However, in our ever-evolving global economy, the opportunities my generation had are so much more elusive for today’s college-age students and young professionals, many of whom are saddled with debt and ill-equipped to launch careers to set themselves up for a successful future.