Category Archives: monitoring

Target 4b – What is at stake for monitoring progress on scholarships?

Posted on 12 October 2016 by GEM Report

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, … Continue reading →

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Target 4c – What is at stake for monitoring progress on teachers?

Posted on 10 October 2016 by GEM Report

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States Target 4.c focuses on the supply of qualified … Continue reading →

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Monitoring SDG 4: what is at stake?

Posted on 10 October 2016 by GEM Report

This blog launches a series that introduces some of the key challenges for monitoring the new global education goal – SDG 4 – as outlined in the latest GEM Report. The details may seem technical, but this is far from … Continue reading →

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“The SDGs are a manifesto for transformation, and we have a big learning job ahead of us”

Posted on 29 September 2016 by GEM Report

“The SDGs are our collective plan for the future of the world’s people and its planet. There is no other plan. And there’s no spare planet.” David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda said last week. “The SDGs are … Continue reading →

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SDG4 is a universal agenda – and that includes high income countries

Posted on 16 September 2016 by GEM Report

“Can OECD’s data guide the world towards better education systems?” asks a blog promoting yesterday’s launch of the 2016 edition of the OECD flagship publication, Education at a Glance. The Introduction of the 2016 Education at a Glance is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, data, Developed countries, Finance, integrated development, Learning, Literacy, monitoring, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged data, education, learning, monitoring, OECD, SDG4, SDGs, UNESCO, United Nations | 4 Comments

Why have countries committed to development targets they might never reach?

Posted on 13 September 2016 by Aaron Benavot

It seems a strange decision for any country, let alone all, to sign up to a global commitment they know they will never reach. End Hunger? Eradicate poverty? Are these lofty goals really possible? In the next 15 years? Exactly … Continue reading →

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Reflections: The First Global Education Monitoring Report’s Advisory Board Meeting

Posted on 10 June 2016 by GEM Report

By Baela Raza Jamil- Vice Chair GEM Report For two full days I was honoured to Chair the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report’s First Advisory Board meeting (June 2-3 2016). Jeff Sachs our luminary Chairperson was unable to attend due … Continue reading →

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Should school principals be held accountable for the quality of education? An Ethiopian perspective.

Posted on 1 June 2016 by GEM Report

The 2017 GEM Report will explore the successes and challenges to effective accountability in Education. While the online consultation is now officially closed, we welcome comments until the yearlong research period of the Report is over. This includes the following … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Africa, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Governance, Learning, monitoring, pedagogy, Quality of education, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching, Testing | Tagged accountability, ethiopia, target 4.1 | 2 Comments

Getting down to business: The Global Alliance to Monitor Learning

Posted on 12 May 2016 by GEM Report

By Claudia Costin, Senior Director for Education at the World Bank, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics We have just launched the ‘go to’ initiative on the monitoring of learning worldwide: The Global Alliance to Monitor … Continue reading →