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Unlock education for everyone
By Tisha Verma, Save the Children 2019 is a critical year for children and young people everywhere. It’s critical in building a world where every child gets the chance to learn. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in July in New York … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged Inclusion, inclusive education, out of school
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An e-textbook scandal rocks Antigua
A couple of weeks ago, the leader of the opposition in Antigua, Jamale Pringle, called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Michael Browne. Why? The heat has been turned up over the matter of some 6,000 e-books due … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, private sector, privatisation, textbooks, Uncategorized
Tagged Antigua, Finance, private sector, textbooks
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Turning the spotlight on those left behind to mark the first International Day of Education
By Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics On the first International Day of Education, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) … Continue reading
Posted in data, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged data, monitoring, monitoring sdg4
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The GEM Report’s other new year’s resolutions in response to the consultation on the 2020 Report on inclusion
A new year, and an adjusted plan, this time thanks to the feedback provided during the consultation for the 2020 GEM Report on education and inclusion carried out during the second half of last year. No sooner has one GEM … Continue reading
The GEM Report’s new year’s resolutions outlined in response to the results of a new external evaluation
A new year, and a new plan, this time thanks to the recommendations outlined in the results of the external evaluation of the GEM Report carried out over the course of last year. Every 3-4 years, the GEM Report commissions … Continue reading
Posted in Report, Uncategorized
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What is education worth? Should France be hiking its university fees for foreign students?
Recently, in France, not just the gilets jaunes have been protesting, but also students. Why? Foreign students have just been informed their fees are going to be lifted by around 11 times. The change will see international students who are … Continue reading
I have the qualifications and 16 years of experience. Why can’t I find a job?
Beata, a qualified and experienced Polish teacher emigrated to the UK so that her children could learn English, but never managed to get a job there, not even as a teaching assistant. Beata holds a Master’s degree in pedagogy, 16 … Continue reading
Posted in higher education, immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged higher education, immigrants, immigration, migrants, migration
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What can teachers do to make return migration easier for children?
By Joanna Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Joanna Durlik, Paulina Szydłowska, Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Jagiellonian University Debates on education and migration mostly focus on children arriving in a new country. However, there is much more to consider. Much happens and more could be done to … Continue reading
Posted in immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Uncategorized
Tagged immigrant, immigrants, migration, Poland
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A new Qualifications Passport has global potential for recognising refugees’ qualifications
By Terje Mørland, Director General in the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) and Stig Arne Skjerven, Director of Foreign Education / Norwegian ENIC-NARIC in NOKUT and elected president of the European Network of Information Centres in the … Continue reading
The Global Compact on Migration: looking on the bright side
Last week, 163 countries signed the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Most of the media coverage and commentary has been about those not signing or those threatening not to sign. The prime ministers of Belgium and Denmark … Continue reading
Posted in migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized
Tagged displaced populations, displacement, migrants, migration, refugees
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