Citing different education challenges and strategies, Edmonds Community College consultation participants joined in agreeing “education is the single most important thing in changing someone’s life, enriching the broader community, and bringing hope for a better world.”
Following their consultation report, Professor Heikki Lyytinen at the University of Jyväskylä explains why teachers need to have “the right training for teaching literacy in local African languages.”
Reflecting on the outcomes of the Oslo Commission meeting, Commissioner Baela Raza Jamil discusses securing the promise of universal education and how the Education Commission hopes to rise to that challenge.
Timed to coincide with the Education Commission’s Oslo meeting, Felipe Calderón explains why “only an educated global society can take the decisive action needed” to confront global climate change.
Alibaba Executive Chairman and Commissioner Jack Ma convenes the inaugural Xin Philanthropy Conference in Hangzhou, China to discuss, among other topics, moving toward global education. Joining Mr. Ma will be Commission Chair Gordon Brown who will speak at a plenary session and on the education panel.
Bringing together 47 attendees from 12 countries, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Expert Meeting on School Finance explored the Education Commission’s consultation questions ranging from education financing to technology in the classroom.
Norwegian Prime Minister and Education Commission Co-convener Erna Solberg explains how the international community can make significant progress toward the promise of global education if “decision-makers step up to the plate, together with teacher unions, international organisations, the private sector, civil society and others.”
Drawing upon the Tanzanian experience, Commissioner Jakaya Kikwete, the former President of Tanzania, makes the case for expanding government investment and international support “to fulfill the promise of universal primary and secondary education.”
Nearly 400 young people from 61 countries submitted 30-second videos to the Education Youth Video Challenge. Check them out and help choose the winner of the People’s Choice Award by voting for your favorite video. Voting closes on July 15, 2016.
Olav Hereid Seim, the Education Policy Director in the Global Initiatives Section at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reflects on the 2016 Oslo Education Week, recommendations for the Education Commission and the need to leave no one behind in education.