Results-based Financing
The Power of Education (ReliefWeb)
Speech given by Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the Education World Forum on 23 January 2017 Education is the most empowering force in the world. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity. For...
Partnerships paramount for ensuring finances for inclusive education for children with disabilities
Right to education for tens of millions of children denied Children with disabilities are, more often than not, excluded from society, forgotten by governments and international aid programs, and – for a long time – denied their right to an education. Their “disabled...
An Education Giving Pledge to achieve the learning generation
The Education Commission’s vision calls for substantially increased resources from all actors to achieve the Learning Generation. The most important financiers of education are domestic governments responsible for funding 97% of the Commission’s projected $3 trillion...
On Universal Children’s Day, global leaders must secure the future for more than 800 million at-risk youth
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission) – a group of composed of heads of government, business and education leaders – has called for the international community to make the largest investment in educational...
The world is facing a learning crisis By Lawrence H. Summers (Medium)
The world is facing a learning crisis that has the potential to stunt economic growth around the globe. On current trends, by 2030, just four out of 10 children of school age in low- and middle-income countries will be on track to gain basic secondary level skills. In...
How to help national school systems succeed (Time)
A new report shows how to help developing countries invest in education In countries all around the world, millions of dedicated professionals give their all every day to help children succeed and shape a brighter future for the next generation. Thanks to their...
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”...
Variations on the impact bond concept: Remittances as a funding source for impact bonds in low- and middle-income countries
As the world comes to grips with the scope and ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one theme continually rises to the surface: financing. The figures are daunting, at a scale that is difficult to comprehend. According to the World Investment Report...
No shortcuts or substitutes for teachers – Educational International
Together, EI and the Education Commission have highlighted the following seven key areas where the report supports and addresses the needs of teachers: