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Author Archives: GEM Report
Your perceptions and attitudes about migrants matter for their inclusion
Today, as we honour international migrants day, it is important to remember that the way people perceive migration and displacement in receiving countries, and how they react to demographic changes, has a major impact on the wellbeing of millions of … Continue reading
“Education is far too important to be left solely to the government or educational institutions”
“I believe that it is no longer enough for us to pay lip service to education; now is the time to insist on transparency and accountability in education,” said Victoria Ibiwoye, youth representative of the SDG Education 2030 Steering Committee … Continue reading
Demanding real accountability for real schooling in Pakistan
This blog is written by Dr Jamila Razzaq, Co-founding President Aappa Aziz Trust Pakistan and Haider Fancy, Chief of Strategy, Planning, and Development, Nasra Public Schools, also authors of a case study on accountability and education in Pakistan commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. … Continue reading
Learn more from our international youth ambassadors – Join our digital launch event
This afternoon at 4 PM (GMT), the GEM Report will host a digital launch event for the 2017/8 Youth Report. The digital launch will bring together some of the key youth ambassadors for the GEM Report #WhosAccountable campaign on the … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged accountability, right to education, RTE campaign, youth
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GEM launches new campaign to help citizens claim their legal Right to Education
Although the majority of countries recognize the right to education through international and national law, the fulfilment of the right to education is far from being a reality. This is why we have launched a campaign to make sure the … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Human rights, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged accountability, human rights, right to education, RTE campaign, youth
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Students play a vital role in holding governments to account for education
The youth version of the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on accountability was released today. It contains a call to action in the form of a global campaign, #WhosAccountable, to support the enforcement of people’s right to education ahead … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Report, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged accountability, right to education, RTE campaign, Target 4.3, youth
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Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters
There are approximately 45 million girls of primary and secondary school age not going to school in sub-Saharan Africa according to the UIS – more than in any other region. Our 2017/8 report showed that across 18 countries in the … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence
Tagged #Target 4.5, female education, fgm, Target 4.a, violence
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A penalizing system of accountability in Australia exacerbates equity gaps in education
This blog is written by Dr. Emma Rowe, Lecturer in Education in the School of Education, Deakin University, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in Australia commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, australia, country case study, Target 4.3, Target 4.a, Testing
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The Global Compact for Migration will go on – with or without the United States – for the sake of education
The United States has just announced they are pulling out of the United Nations Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. On 19 September 2016, the United Nations General Assembly hosted a high-level Summit to discuss ways in which … Continue reading
Posted in immigration, Legislation, migration, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, global compact for migration, immigrants, immigration, migration, refugees, trump, United Nations
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The Republic of Korea’s experiment with outcomes-based accountability
This blog is written by Pearl J. Chung, Education Specialist for the Korean Ministry of Education, the author of a case study on accountability and education in the Republic of Korea commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a … Continue reading
