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Partnerships paramount for ensuring finances for inclusive education for children with disabilities
Right to education for tens of millions of children denied Children with disabilities are, more often than not, excluded from society, forgotten by governments and international aid programs, and – for a long time – denied their right to an education. Their “disabled... read more
Who learns and who does not? Examining choices for including the excluded
The discussions in Pakistan around who is in and who is out – who learns and who does not – are getting louder. And so they should, as we now have a mounting burden of unmet milestones that are piling high. Almost six years have passed since education was declared a... read more
An Education Giving Pledge to achieve the learning generation
The Education Commission’s vision calls for substantially increased resources from all actors to achieve the Learning Generation. The most important financiers of education are domestic governments responsible for funding 97% of the Commission’s projected $3 trillion... read more
On Universal Children’s Day, global leaders must secure the future for more than 800 million at-risk youth
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission) – a group of composed of heads of government, business and education leaders – has called for the international community to make the largest investment in educational... read more
Commission announces phase two priorities
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity will continue its work in 2017 to disseminate the Commission report and agenda for action, inspire and motivate reforms in financing and delivery of education and structure partnerships to carry... read more
Second Pioneer Country visit brings Commission delegation to Malawi
From November 9-11, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, the former President of Tanzania, led a mission to Malawi. This was the second visit as part of the Education Commission’s Learning Generation Pioneer Country activities. His Excellency met with Prof. Peter Mutharika,... read more
First set of Commission background papers released
Today, the Education Commission released the first set of research papers that helped to inform the Learning Generation report. The Commission worked with 30 institutional research partners across Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East to... read more
Pioneer Country Initiative launches in Uganda
His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the former President of Tanzania and member of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (The Education Commission), has concluded a very successful two-day visit to Uganda on behalf of the Commission.... read more
United Kingdom government welcomes Education Commission report and pledges support
Yesterday, the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity’s (Education Commission) report, “The Learning Generation: Investing in education for a changing world,” was received by a UK Parliamentary Panel. Lord Bates, the Minister of State for... read more