News and Updates
Identifying “education deserts”: How GIS tools can bring us closer to universal school enrollment
The rise of fine-grain geospatial data has the potential to change education policy planning and increase educational equity and efficiency across the globe. In our forthcoming paper in the academic journal Development Engineering, we make available a data-driven…
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The global architecture for climate action: Lessons for the education sector?
In virtually every country, education tops the list on surveys of what citizens want for a better future. Sadly, the global community has not prioritized education accordingly. As documented by the UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief and the Save Our Future campaign, the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Broadband Commission deliberates building an inclusive post-COVID digital future
A year into the crucial Decade of Action intended to achieve 17 key Sustainable Development Goals, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in setbacks. In response, the commissioners of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development…
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GIS for Education Working Group launches to promote data-driven decision-making
Around the world, individuals are using maps to power everyday decisions: how do I navigate from my home to the nearest hospital? How many supermarkets are in my community? What public transportation is available for me to take to work?
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One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of delivering for learning is greater than ever
How can delivery approaches support governments now and in the future? With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to create pressing challenges for education delivery and threatening to cut education sector budgets, understanding how governments can implement policies…
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The Roaring Twenties: Educating the COVID-19 generation
Education will largely determine whether the radical change of the 2020s will reduce or increase the current inequality of opportunity and wealth that characterizes the world today.
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Reflections on 2020 and hopes for 2021
Most of us were happy to see the end of 2020. It was challenging for all of us, and very difficult for some. They say the darkest hour sometimes comes just before the dawn. It is our hope that 2021 can indeed be the beginning of a new dawn, of new hope for the world and the education of our children.
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Innovative analysis for the education workforce: Sierra Leone research and policy papers
The Education Workforce Initiative (EWI), funded by UK Aid, partnered with Fab Inc. and Sierra Leone’s Teaching Service Commission (TSC) to support strengthening the education workforce. The research and analysis applied a systemic lens across the workforce lifecycle…
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A talk with the author: Change agents at the middle-tier of education systems
From Ontario (Canada) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), there are untold stories behind many of the recent most impactful and sustainable education reforms. These include middle-tier professionals –school advisors, supervisors, pedagogical coaches, and teacher mentors – who are…
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Creating learning teams to #SaveOurFuture: The Girls’ Access to Education (GATE) program in Sierra Leone
The COVID-19 crisis has created extremely challenging circumstances for more than 63 million primary and secondary teachers globally due to massive and extended school closures and now reopenings. Teachers have been rapidly mobilizing and innovating to deliver distance learning…
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