Inclusion
New UK report calls for increase in global education financing
The UK House of Commons’ International Development Committee has just published its report ‘DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?’ The report assesses the Department for International Development’s (DFID) work in global education and its...
Ideas Worth Sharing: Commissioner Amel Karboul at TED
In September 2017, Commissioner Amel Karboul presented at the TED@BCG event in Milan, and we’re thrilled that her talk is now featured on TED.com. In her talk, Dr. Karboul describes a dire education crisis: Today, more than a quarter of a billion children are out of...
Outliers prove the Learning Generation is within reach
Last year, the Education Commission made an incredible discovery. While countries across the globe, as a whole, were headed down a concerning path – one where in 2030 more than half of young people worldwide will not have the skills needed for a job – others were...
Ensuring quality education for all: progressive universalism
In its Learning Generation report, the Education Commission says that successful education systems must reach everyone, including the most disadvantaged and marginalized children. We will not close the learning gap unless leaders take additional steps to include and...
Sharing the future by building better education systems (Brookings)
From the article: William Gibson, the lauded science fiction novelist, is credited with the saying: “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” Like far too many other profound and attributed quotes, no one seems to be able to pin down whether...
“100 million” African children out of school: former Tanzania President (United Nations Radio)
There are around 100 million African children out of school which is endangering the global push towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That’s according to the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, who is leading The Education...
On Women’s Day, take the next step for girls’ education (CNN)
From the article: As noted in a recent report by our Commission, a one-year increase in schooling for girls is associated with reduction in mortality of 4.2% for children under the age of five. Furthermore, a child that begins preschool education in 2017 will see...
Essebsi receives delegation from International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity
Education Commission Delegation Arrives in Republic of Tunisia (TAP) – President of the Republic, Béji Caid Essebsi, received a delegation from the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity led by Jakaya Kikwete, Commission member and...