Category Archives: Basic education

Rural women miss out on education — and decent jobs

Posted on 5 March 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, “Empower Rural Women,” sheds light on the struggle that many poor, rural women face in completing even … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Gender, Literacy, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Rural areas, Skills, Training, Youth | 18 Comments

The struggle to learn skills in the city

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

UNICEF’s flagship annual report, launched today, focuses on the lives of marginalized children in urban areas. The State of the World’s Children 2012 finds that children in urban environments are often denied their right to education, leaving many without the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Gender, Governance, Literacy, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Skills, Training, Urbanization, Youth | 5 Comments

Why school should speak your language

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

People whose mother tongue is different from their country’s official language can find this a barrier to thriving in society. But does that mean children should be educated only in the official language? It’s a complex question. As we found … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Employment, Equality, Ethnicity, Language, Marginalization, Out-of-school children | 8 Comments

How do skills develop? Cognitive neuroscience offers some insights

Posted on 7 February 2012 by EFA Editor

By Helen Abadzi, Senior Education Specialist, Global Partnership for Education Developing countries want their citizens to acquire and use complex skills, but there is much debate over the best ways to achieve this (as the 2012 Education for All Global … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Literacy, Marginalization, Skills, Teachers, Training, Youth | 5 Comments

BRIEFLY: Gordon Brown calls for new global education fund

Posted on 27 January 2012 by EFA Editor

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown, a co-convenor of the High Level Panel on Education, released a report this week calling for the establishment of an independent global fund for education, to raise the $16 billion needed each year to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Donors, Equality, Finance, Governance, Innovative financing, Out-of-school children | Tagged aid, basic education, donors, education, Education for All, equality, finance, governance, innovative finance | 11 Comments

‘The future we want’ post-2015: Sustainable development goals

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report In his speech to the General Assembly this week, the United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, presented his action agenda for the next five years. His speech highlighted many … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Democracy, Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Governance, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty, Reproductive health, Sustainable development | Tagged Ban Ki-moon, climate change, democracy, economic growth, education, Education for All, employment, human rights, Millennium Development Goals, poverty, sustainable development, United Nations | 1 Comment

Haiti update: Where’s the public education system?

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The second anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake has drawn attention this week to the needs of the country’s young people, and efforts to give them a future. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 4 Comments

Education rises – slowly – from Haiti’s rubble

Posted on 10 January 2012 by Andrew Johnston

As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating earthquake two years ago, rebuilding education is a major priority – and a small bright light, of sorts. According to Nigel Fisher, the UN secretary-general’s Deputy Special Representative for Haiti, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Donors, Governance, Health, Out-of-school children, Post-secondary education, Refugees and displaced people, Sexual violence | 5 Comments

Education for All: Three New Year’s wishes

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report As the 2015 deadline for the Education for All goals fast approaches – and the global economic crisis threatens to slow progress – here are the three things … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Skills, Youth | 7 Comments

Education in the spotlight in 2011

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for all Global Monitoring Report The Arab Spring, South Sudan’s long-awaited independence and the world’s 7 billionth baby featured in our top 10 blog posts for 2011, which highlighted key messages of the … Continue reading →