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Feb 3, 2021 | Updates

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of delivering for learning is greater than ever

How can delivery approaches support governments now and in the future? With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to create pressing challenges for education delivery and threatening to cut education sector budgets, understanding how governments can implement policies…

Jan 26, 2021 | Updates

The Roaring Twenties: Educating the COVID-19 generation

Education will largely determine whether the radical change of the 2020s will reduce or increase the current inequality of opportunity and wealth that characterizes the world today.

May 22, 2018 | In the Media

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown on combating global illiteracy (Bloomberg – video)

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown discusses his funding plan to combat global illiteracy with Bloomberg’s Shery Ahn on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.” Watch the video...

Mar 25, 2018 | In the Media

Latin American finance leaders have the power to transform education (Clarin)

This opinion editorial was written by former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón and originally appeared in Spanish in Clarín. This week, finance leaders from across Latin America gathered in Mendoza for the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IADB) annual board...

Mar 19, 2018 | In the Media

Could schools take a cue from the health force? (DevEx)

From the article: DUBAI — The Education Commission and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development have launched a new partnership designed to rethink the “education workforce” in developing countries in order to address the “learning crisis” and the...

Jan 23, 2018 | Updates

Taking the case for education to Davos

By Justin van Fleet, Director of the Education Commission This week, I will travel up the mountains of Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. The meeting provides a unique glimpse into the challenges world leaders find most urgent, and the...

Jan 10, 2018 | Updates

Commissioner Ju-Ho Lee: “Together we can deliver an education for all”

Education can transform individuals, societies, and economies. My experiences as a professor and a former Minister of Education, Science and Technology remind me of this truth – and I have seen it at work in my own country. In just two generations, South Korea...

Dec 15, 2017 | Updates

5 reasons to be optimistic about global education

Education unlocks human potential, enabling children to become healthy, productive adults. It is the key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – from ending poverty to promoting peace. That’s why it’s more important than ever to ensure that all children have...

Nov 21, 2017 | Updates

2017 Progress Report: Reflecting on a year’s work

Approximately one ago we launched the breakthrough Learning Generation report. Now we are proud to share an update highlighting our progress. The 2017 Progress Report brings the Commission’s Four Transformations – improve performance, unlock innovation, ensure...

Nov 15, 2017 | Updates

Commissioner Baela Raza Jamil: “A call to action I cannot refuse”

Serving as a Commissioner on the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity is a privilege. In the short time since the Commission launched in 2015, we have created the Learning Generation vision – an achievable plan to ensure that all children...

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