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Category Archives: Equality
Post-Muscat: On track for equity, finance and measurability in the post-2015 education goals?
Pauline Rose, professor of international education at the University of Cambridge and former director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report, reflects on progress and potential stumbling blocks towards finalizing agreement on a post-2015 education framework. It was a great pleasure … Continue reading
We must say what we mean when writing post-2015 global education goals
Anyone working in communications will have a few tips to hand out for writing a compelling document. Writing must be clear and concise. With no space to waste, key messages should not be repetitive without good reason. They should be … Continue reading
Bring back our Nigerian school girls
The recent abduction of girls from a school in Borno state in the north east of Nigeria has sent shockwaves not just through the country but around the world. Within the space of two years, two separate violent incidents involving schoolgirls … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Conflict, Equality, Gender, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Rural areas
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Indonesia: Learning to meet the needs of disabled children
Siti is the 10th and final participating teacher in the #TeacherTuesday campaign. She works in a school supported by Save the Children in Indonesia, teaching a class with many children with disabilities. This week’s focus on disability and education echoes … Continue reading
Global Action Week: When disability is a barrier to education
“Equal Right Equal Opportunity: Education and Disability” is the theme of this year’s Global Action Week. The campaign aims to raise awareness of how a disability can seriously harm a child’s chances of going to school and learning. As we … Continue reading
How managing tax better could help fill the education finance gap
Better management of tax and prioritization of education in budgets could raise $153 billion for the sector in 2015, according to calculations in a new policy paper by the EFA Global Monitoring Report team. Our new policy paper, ‘Increasing tax … Continue reading
Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Economic growth, Equality, Equity, Finance, Governance, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Poverty, Uncategorized
Tagged aid, aid effectiveness, basic education, development, education, finance, primary, tax
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Syrian refugees make the best of temporary schools
Mohammed, a teacher from Syria who lives in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, is the fourth participant in our 10-week #TeacherTuesday campaign. His daily struggle to help Syrian refugee children underlines the need to support teachers in difficult situations – … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, Arab States, Basic education, Conflict, Disaster preparedness, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Governance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Refugees and displaced people, Teachers
Tagged #Target 4.5, #TeacherTuesday Blog Series, conflict, development, education, Education for All, finance, governance, humanitarian aid, learning, poverty, primary education, refugees
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PHOTO BLOG: The state of girls’ education around the world
To tie-in with the release of the Gender Summary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013/4 published by UNESCO to mark International Women’s Day, this photo blog tells the story of the state of education for girls and young … Continue reading
Honduras: Teachers need support to teach in multilingual classrooms
Natelee, from the Bay Islands in Honduras is the second participating teacher in our ten-week #TeacherTuesday campaign. She describes the challenges teaching in a multilingual environment, and the barriers to learning for children who do not benefit from a bilingual … Continue reading
Malawi: A shortage of teachers is putting children’s learning at risk
Esnart, from Malawi is the first participating teacher in our ten-week #TeacherTuesday campaign. She describes what it’s like teaching over 200 children under a tree, and explains how the huge shortage of trained teachers in the country is having detrimental … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Rural areas, Secondary school, Teachers, Training
Tagged #TeacherTuesday Blog Series, adult illiteracy, basic education, education, Education for All, illiteracy, literacy, post-2015, quality, target 4.1, target 4.c, teachers, teaching, training
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