Author: The Education Commission
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...
Delivering results: The Commission & progress towards SDG 4
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity has inspired action and delivered results on the promise of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
April 12, 2019 | World leaders support establishment of one of the largest investments in global education
Recognizing the urgent need to tackle the learning crisis, world leaders expressed strong support for the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) at the World Bank spring meeting this year. The IFFEd proposal has the potential to be a...
Combining high-touch and high-tech to personalize learning for every child
photo: STARS/Kristian Buus From the article: “The Education Commission Learning Generation report delivered a stark warning: if nothing changes, by 2030, 825 million young people – roughly half of the young generation today – would reach adulthood without the...
Throwing open the schoolhouse doors, once and for all (The New York Times)
Credit: GPE/ Kelley Lynch From the article: “In 1848, republican revolts against European monarchies ended in failure and repression. The year was said to be a turning point at which history failed to turn. Almost certainly 2018 will mark a similar turning...
Interview with Chair Gordon Brown and Director Liesbet Steer (Better Angels Podcast)
From the article: “In this Better Angels interview special guest host Tom Fletcher speaks to former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown and Director of the Education Commission Liesbet Steer about the new International Finance...
Innovating to learn
We are in the midst of a global learning crisis. This is the clear message from recent major reports: According to the World Bank’s 2018 World Development Report on learning, “hundreds of millions of children reach young adulthood without even the most basic life...