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Mar 30, 2021 | Updates

The global architecture for climate action: Lessons for the education sector?

In virtually every country, education tops the list on surveys of what citizens want for a better future. Sadly, the global community has not prioritized education accordingly. As documented by the UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief and the Save Our Future campaign, the COVID-19 pandemic…

Mar 8, 2021 | Updates

GIS for Education Working Group launches to promote data-driven decision-making

Around the world, individuals are using maps to power everyday decisions: how do I navigate from my home to the nearest hospital? How many supermarkets are in my community? What public transportation is available for me to take to work?

Mar 8, 2018 | In the Media

Invest in education to turn African girls into superheroes (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)

From the article: I want to raise our African girls to reach for the stars Imagine a peaceful African country with unparalleled technological sophistication, a diverse and educated population, and strong, brilliant women in positions of power. This is the utopian...

Nov 22, 2017 | Updates

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...

Nov 3, 2017 | Updates

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...

Oct 31, 2017 | Updates

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...

Sep 14, 2017 | Updates

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...

Aug 3, 2017 | In the Media

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...

Apr 27, 2017 | In the Media

“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...

Mar 10, 2017 | In the Media

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...

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