Girls
Measuring the quality of girls’ education across the developing world
One-on-one literacy tests with adult women show that multiple years of schooling have left millions illiterate, and trends aren’t improving very fast Justin Sandefur, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development Slogans like “Learning for all”...
Unos 263 millones de niños y jóvenes no van al colegio y 25 millones nunca fueron a clase – Europa Press
Unos 263 millones de niños y jóvenes no van al colegio y 25 millones nunca fueron a clase.
The human right that keeps on giving, by Kailash Satyarthi (Project Syndicate)
In Côte d’Ivoire, I once met a boy working on a cocoa farm whose only dream was someday to taste the rich brown chocolate he helped produce. And in Pakistan, I once rescued a boy who sewed footballs and wished only to play with the product of his work.
Education for prosperity and stability, by Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Gulf News
Today, the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity launched its compelling new recommendations to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Over the past year, I have had the honour of working closely with world leaders, policy-makers and researchers, as the Commission developed an ambitious vision to get all children and young people into school and learning within a generation.
Making the “Learning Generation” a Reality: Let’s Act on the Education Commission Report ( NORRAG NEWSBite )
By Baela Raza Jamil, Commissioner for the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (The Education Commission).
Education and the Invisible Child – Project Syndicate
Today’s invisible victims are refugee children holed up in tents, shacks, and hovels who will never enjoy a first day at school; they are the millions of 9-12-year-olds condemned to child labor, and the millions of young girls destined for child marriage and denied an education simply because of their gender.
I 2030 kan over 800 millioner barn stå uten grunnleggende ferdigheter for å greie seg i videre utdanning og arbeid.
Sommeren 2015 tok statsminister Erna Solberg, sammen med presidentene i Malawi, Indonesia og Chile og generaldirektøren i Unesco, initiativ til å få nedsatt en utdanningskommisjon under ledelse av FNs spesialutsending for utdanning, Gordon Brown. Søndag 18. september,...
The Education Roadmap to 2030, by Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Project Syndicate)
With less than one month until the Education Commission’s report launch, Save the Children Chief Executive and Commissioner Helle Thorning-Schmidt explains why equitable financing and strengthening domestic education systems are the keys to fulfilling the fourth Sustainable Development Goal.
Why investing in education in conflict-affected regions is critical for peace and stability
The Founder of Hope for Children Cameroon explains why “If we fail to close the education gap between developed and developing countries, we risk not meeting the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.”