Category Archives: accountability

Inviting parents to hold teachers to account in Honduras

Posted on 12 January 2018 by GEM Report

This blog is written by the GEM Report and Megan R Gavin, Ph.D, also author of a case study on accountability and education in Honduras commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability in education is shaped by … Continue reading →

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Human rights at the heart of education: the role of strategic litigation (Part II)

Posted on 8 January 2018 by GEM Report

By Meghan Campbell, Lecturer-in-Law, University of Birmingham. Deputy-Director, Oxford Human Rights Hub Few people recognize that the courts can be an effective way to enable children to access inclusive, equitable education of good quality. However, to achieve this, human rights … Continue reading →

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Why we need student advocacy

Posted on 4 January 2018 by GEM Report

by Viktor Grønne – student, activist, and Danish UNESCO Youth Representative As we launch the 2017/8 youth version of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on how youth can help hold governments to account for education, the discussion naturally centred on … Continue reading →

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I believe my grandfather when he said ‘education will help you be whoever you want to be’

Posted on 2 January 2018 by GEM Report

By Pegah Moulana, youth ambassador for the GEM Report Right to Education campaign When I was young, my grandfather once told me: “Education will help you to be whoever you want to be”. Looking back 10 years on, I know … Continue reading →

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“Education is far too important to be left solely to the government or educational institutions”

Posted on 14 December 2017 by GEM Report

“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 →

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Demanding real accountability for real schooling in Pakistan

Posted on 13 December 2017 by GEM Report

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 →

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Learn more from our international youth ambassadors – Join our digital launch event

Posted on 12 December 2017 by GEM Report

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 →

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GEM launches new campaign to help citizens claim their legal Right to Education

Posted on 11 December 2017 by GEM Report

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 →

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Students play a vital role in holding governments to account for education

Posted on 8 December 2017 by GEM Report

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 →

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A penalizing system of accountability in Australia exacerbates equity gaps in education

Posted on 5 December 2017 by GEM Report

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 →