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Category Archives: Developed countries
On the margins in the wealthy West
By Karen Moore, policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Français | Español The word marginalization often brings to mind those in the world’s poorest countries. But on a trip to Canada last week I was reminded of one of … Continue reading
Education is the catalyst for the millennium goals
Education plays a special role in global efforts to improve people’s lives. As world leaders prepare to gather in New York to review international development goals, we think it’s time to underline just how special that role is. In 2000, … Continue reading
THE FUNDING GAP, 2: How donors can meet their pledges
In 2000, rich countries promised that no country seriously committed to achieving Education for All by 2015 would be thwarted because of lack of resources. The promise has been repeated at every summit for the past decade, but projections in … Continue reading
Europe’s highest court backs Roma in segregation case
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, Europe’s highest court, ruled today in a case involving 14 children in Croatia that the segregation of Roma children into separate classes based on language is unlawful discrimination, violating the … Continue reading
Posted in Developed countries, Ethnicity, Language, Marginalization
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Obama aims to fix “No Child Left Behind”
This week President Barack Obama will send to Congress his long-awaited proposals for overhauling the No Child Left Behind law, which was introduced under the Bush administration. While there are elements of continuity with the current law, the new framework … Continue reading
Posted in Developed countries, Marginalization, Testing
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