Category Archives: Primary school

Improving teaching and learning is crucial, especially for the marginalized

Posted on 12 September 2012 by EFA Editor

By Dr. Yusuf Sayed, Reader in International Education at the University of Sussex The sixth Education for All goal was the focus of the 2005 EFA Global Monitoring Report, The quality imperative. As part of our 10th anniversary countdown to … Continue reading →

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Will boys and girls have equal access to education in 2015?

Posted on 23 August 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report As the 2015 deadline draws near, is the world on track to give its boys and girls the same chance to get a good education? This week we … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Arab States, Gender, Human rights, Literacy, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Education for All: Is the world on track a decade on?

Posted on 20 August 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Ten years have passed since the first Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Is the World on Track?, was released in 2002. And there are now just ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Primary school, Quality of education, Secondary school | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Beyond 2015: Continuing and complementing the GMR

Posted on 13 June 2012 by EFA Editor

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Nicholas Burnett At 10 years, the Education for All … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Employment, Equity, Gender, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Quality of education | Tagged | Leave a comment

Protecting education aid is more vital than ever

Posted on 4 June 2012 by EFA Editor

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Christopher Colclough Much has been achieved over … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Equality, Equity, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Primary school, Quality of education | Tagged | 6 Comments

BRIEFLY: Measuring education quality in Africa

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

To improve the quality of education, first you have to be able to measure it, but education quality is notoriously difficult to define and measure, as was pointed out on this blog last week. The UNESCO Institute of Statistics has … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Primary school, Quality of education | 2 Comments

World AIDS Day: When education helps to save lives

Posted on 1 December 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

On World AIDS Day, it’s vital to remember that education has a key role to play in reaching the goal of “zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.” Every day, about 1,000 children are infected with HIV. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Health, HIV/AIDS, Primary school, Secondary school | 2 Comments

More teachers, please! And in Africa, women especially

Posted on 5 October 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is an opportunity to celebrate teachers and to promote international standards for the profession. This year’s theme, “Teachers for gender equality,” serves as a reminder that recruiting and training more teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Gender, Primary school, Secondary school, Teachers | 1 Comment

Targeting schools in the world’s newest state

Posted on 21 June 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español To mark the launch in Juba, South Sudan, of a new GMR policy paper on South Sudan’s education challenges, we publish a special opinion piece by  UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova. Download the policy paper at http://www.efareport.unesco.org. On 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Primary school | 2 Comments

Education bounces back in Cambodia and Ethiopia

Posted on 22 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español By Jakob Engel, a research consultant for the Overseas Development Institute Cambodia and Ethiopia offer valuable lessons on improving access to education after conflict, the theme of the 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Ethnicity, Gender, Human rights, Language, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Teachers | 2 Comments