Category Archives: sdgs

Is tying student results to teacher performance pay the best way to hold teachers to account?

Posted on 24 March 2016 by GEM Report

Teachers around the world have a commitment to meet a range of learners’ needs, from engaging them in meaningful and relevant learning experiences and supporting their cognitive and social development to being responsible for their care and physical safety. They … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, mdgs, Millennium Development Goals, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, Target 4.a, target 4.c | Leave a comment

Consultation now open for the 2017 GEM Report: Accountability in Education

Posted on 9 March 2016 by GEM Report

The second in the GEM Report series will investigate, analyse and propose concrete recommendations related to accountability in education. A full concept note describing how the GEM will go about addressing the issue is now available. We invite all to share … Continue reading →

Posted in Legislation, Post-2015 development framework, Report, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability | 7 Comments

Good news: Gender equality due to make its way into the global education indicators

Posted on 2 March 2016 by GEM Report

This blog celebrates the expectation that there will be a new indicator proposed to monitor target 4.7 on sustainable development and global citizenship from the one currently listed in the reports by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group. Moreover, it is expected that … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, gender. equality | 3 Comments

SDG4: More than the sum of its parts?

Posted on 29 February 2016 by GEM Report

There are ten targets within the new global education goal that were negotiated at length to be part of a comprehensive, integrated and ambitious SDG agenda relevant to all countries. Yet, as many have mentioned, the 17 goals in the … Continue reading →

Posted in mdgs, Millennium Development Goals, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged education, Education for All, post-2015, SDGs | 2 Comments

When the challenge is teaching teachers English

Posted on 26 February 2016 by GEM Report

Sarah Wiles is a communications specialist for Voluntary Services Overseas in Papua New Guinea, where she has been living for the past three years. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the most linguistically diverse country in the world with over 850 … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Learning, Literacy, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching, technology, Training, Uncategorized | Tagged Papua New Guinea, target 4.1, Target 4.a, target 4.c | 3 Comments

Introducing Bilingual Intercultural Education in Peru

Posted on 25 February 2016 by GEM Report

View the original version of this blog in Spanish. Elena Burga Cabrera, Director-General for Bilingual and Rural Intercultural Education (DIGEIBIR of the MINEDU – Ministry of Education, Peru In Peru, most Peruvians speak Castilian Spanish at home, but there are also … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood care and education, Language, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Post-2015 development framework, Pre-primary education, Primary school, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, language, peru | 2 Comments

How we could triple the availability of textbooks

Posted on 19 January 2016 by Aaron Benavot

Our first new policy paper as the GEM Report is out today and shows how altering the textbook market to a more centralised finance model could take up to $3 off the price of each book. Combining this approach with … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, curriculum, Developing countries, Donors, Equity, Innovative financing, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Primary school, Quality of education, sdgs, Uncategorized, united nations | Tagged target 4.1, textbooks | 9 Comments

Join in: What’s the #EducationWeWant?

Posted on 7 January 2016 by GEM Report

It’s a new year, and we have a new name – The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report). To celebrate the change, we’re launching a new campaign using our logo as an interactive visual. We want to know which of … Continue reading →

Posted in Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, united nations | Tagged post-2015, SDG, SDGs, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, UN, United Nations | 5 Comments

The GMR is now the GEM report: Global Education Monitoring Report

Posted on 5 January 2016 by GEM Report

It’s a new year, and we’re introducing our new name! As from today, we are formally becoming the GEM Report: the Global Education Monitoring Report. It is now officially ‘post-2015’ and a new set of international goals and targets are in place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized, united nations | Tagged branding, development, education, monitoring, review, UN, United Nations | 4 Comments

Tanzania abolishes secondary school fees. But does anything come for free?

Posted on 15 December 2015 by GEM Report

It is extremely good news to hear that the United Republic of Tanzania has cancelled school fees at the secondary level. This new policy aims to free families from any fees and contributions to education for 11 years of schooling. … Continue reading →