Author Archives: GEM Report

Internal Migration and Education in Egypt: Migrating to Opportunity?

Posted on 4 December 2019 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Caroline Krafft, Adriana Cortes Mendosa, and Skylah Thao, equal co-authors of a background paper for the new Arab States 2019 GEM Report. Internal migration, i.e. people moving within a country’s borders, can, potentially, either improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, Arab States, arab states 2019, Egypt, immigration, internal migration, migrants, migration | 1 Comment

10 students with a disability talk about the difficulties of accessing inclusive education in the USA

Posted on 3 December 2019 by GEM Report

“Being disabled, for many of us, means the end to any hopes of pursuing an education”, said Ashley Cowan D’Ambrosio, a Master of Arts student at the City University of New York with multiple disabilities, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020 GEM Report, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.7 | 3 Comments

Pregnant girls must be supported in attending school

Posted on 2 December 2019 by GEM Report

In October, Sierra Leone’s government issued a clarification to its 2015 policy that barred pregnant girls from attending school. Sadly, the clarification only reaffirms the government’s position. Based on erroneous perceptions that ‘pregnant girls have the potential to negatively influence … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, sexuality education, Uncategorized | Tagged comprehensive sexuality education, Gender, gender. equality, sexuality education, target 4.7 | 2 Comments

Benefits and challenges of refugee inclusion: Lessons from Lebanon

Posted on 29 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Elizabeth Adelman, Vidur Chopra, and Sarah Dryden-Peterson, equal co-authors of a background paper for the Arab States 2019 GEM Report on double-shift schools in Lebanon At 1.30 pm on a balmy October afternoon in Beirut, 12-year old Nour and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Conflict, migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, Arab States, arab states 2019, displacement, migrants, migration, refugee education, refugees | 2 Comments

Cities need to pull their weight in using education to help migrants and refugees feel included

Posted on 26 November 2019 by GEM Report

Today the GEM Report released its 40th policy paper ahead of the UNHCR Global Refugee Forum next month to mark the one-year anniversary of the Global Compact on Refugees. The paper highlights the increasingly important role of cities using education … Continue reading →

Posted in immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged cities, global compact for refugees, migrants, migration, refugee education, refugees | Leave a comment

Leveraging technology to tackle the migrant education crisis in the Arab States

Posted on 25 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Nafez Dakkak, Executive Chairman of Edraak at the Queen Rania Foundation Samia was 10 when she left her home for the first time and became a refugee. She was just about to enter 5th grade. Forcefully displaced from her … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, ICT, migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, Arab States, arab states 2019, displaced populations, displacement, ICT, migrants, migration, refugees, technology | 1 Comment

Fixing the Past: Conflict, Displacement and Education in Iraq

Posted on 22 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Alison Oswald, author of a background paper on Iraq for the Arab States 2019 GEM Report on migration, displacement and education Last month four thousand children went to register for the new school year in Hamam al Alil Camp … Continue reading →

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Countries must urgently protect the right to education of migrants and refugees in the Arab States

Posted on 21 November 2019 by GEM Report

The first regional edition of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report published by UNESCO was launched this morning at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE). The Arab States Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls Report analyses the … Continue reading →

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Linking data to get results: India shows how countries can use their national assessments for global reporting

Posted on 18 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Professor Hrushikesh Senapaty, Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training of India (NCERT) The international reporting of learning outcomes is a critical but complex undertaking at the … Continue reading →

Posted in data, Learning, Literacy, monitoring, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged data, learning, learning outcomes, monitoring, SDG 4, target 4.1, Testing | 2 Comments

Educating for the social, the emotional and the sustainable

Posted on 6 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Andy Smart, Margaret Sinclair, Aaron Benavot, Jean Bernard, Colette Chabbott, S. Garnett Russell and James Williams Earlier this year, the UN Secretary-General reported that “the shift in development pathways to generate the transformation required to meet the Sustainable Development … Continue reading →