News and Updates
Costing equity: Getting the sums right on inclusive education financing
Many countries do not account for children with disabilities in the budgeting for mainstream schooling. Writing on behalf of the International Disability and Development Consortium Inclusive Education Task Group, Polly Meeks and Aletheia Bligh Flower explain what needs to change.
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How technology can be a game changer for inclusive education
As part of Handicap International’s consultation report, Julia McGeown and Colin Low make the case for optimizing the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the classroom to help empower learners with disabilities.
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The Third Wave of education
Fred Singer, CEO of Echo360 – a student engagement platform used by over 3 million students across the world – tells us about education transformations already underway and others to expect in the future. From the ‘Fitbit’ awareness paradigm to predictive analytics, read about the important trends to watch in the ‘Third Wave’ of education.
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Assessing achievements in education in the Gambia
As part of their consultation report, Education for All Campaign Network-The Gambia (EFANet) examines in this blog post the education situation in the Gambia and necessary steps to ensure required financing and equitable learning.
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In pursuit of an “excellent education”
Youth Panelist and Teach For India Student Leadership Manager Sanaya Bharucha explains her philosophy, and the work of Teach For India, in securing an excellent education.
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Inside the launch of the Education Cannot Wait fund for crises
Devex views the launch of the Education Cannot Wait fund as one of the “more concrete initiatives to emerge” from the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Education Commission leadership was there for the unveiling.
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Engaging the education workforce in reform efforts
Monazza Aslam, an Associate Fellow at IDEAS Pakistan, explains why the “Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without reforming the education workforce and without engaging closely with teachers in the design and implementation of reforms.”
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Secretary-General’s remarks at the opening of the 66th UN DPI/NGO conference
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon used a recent speech as an opportunity to reaffirm the belief that “Education is critical to nurture global citizens who can rise to the challenges of the 21st century.” The Secretary-General pointed to the recently launched Education Cannot Wait fund as a source of hope.
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Education’s return on investment, by Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
Commissioner Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi makes the case for financing education as it “increases a country’s productivity, reduces mortality and powers sustainable economic growth.”
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Education cannot wait, by Sultan A. Al Saud
Writing for Al Arabiya English, Sultan A. Al Saud articulates the need for a “sustained drive from donors” to capitalize the Education Cannot Wait fund thereby ensuring global education promises are met.
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