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Forgotten or ignored? Education gets no mention in the draft political statement for the UN High Level Political Forum
The zero draft of the political declaration of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), taking place this year under the auspices of the General Assembly, has been released ahead of a consultation among UN Member States in New York today. … Continue reading
The learning assessment market: pointers for countries – part 2
By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Luis Crouch, Senior Economist, RTI International [1] In a previous blog, we argued that the market for learning assessment is very inefficient and therefore warrants public action. As things stand: More than … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized
Tagged assessment, learning, learning assessments, literacy
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Aid to education falls slightly in 2017, shifts away from primary education
In 2017, aid to education totaled US$ 13.2 billion, down 2% or US$288 million compared to 2016. The figures analysed by our team show that the level of aid to education continue to stagnate, growing by only 1% per year … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, Finance, Uncategorized
Tagged aid, aid effectiveness, aid to education, Finance, humanitarian aid
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Global Action week for Education: Civil society urges citizens to claim their right to education
By Global Campaign for Education The Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is a flagship event for the civil society education movement. Since 2003, this annual week of action led by the Global Campaign for Education has successfully chosen topical … Continue reading
Posted in legal rights, right to education, Uncategorized
Tagged free education, right to education, SDG 4
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School doors might be about to open for undocumented children in South Africa. Let’s make sure they do.
First issued in the Mail & Guardian, South Africa Last November, we commented in the Mail & Guardian on the contradictory laws in South Africa that discriminate against children of immigrants. There are now signs of change, with a letter issued to … Continue reading
Posted in immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, immigrant, immigration, migration, south africa
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The learning assessment market: pointers for countries – part 1
By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Luis Crouch, Senior Economist, RTI International [1] Measuring learning outcomes is key to the Sustainable Development Goal for education (SDG 4). There are about a dozen indicators that measure learning … Continue reading
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Tagged learning, learning assessments, learning outcomes, literacy
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Remittances well exceed aid as the most important external finance source for poor countries: let’s make the most of them
Next month, the GEM Report will release the breakdown of global aid figures for education in its annual policy paper. But the signs do not look good. ‘Poorest countries bear the brunt as aid levels fall for second successive year’ … Continue reading
