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There is wide disparity in teachers’ working hours

Posted on 7 January 2021 by GEM Report

Well before COVID-19 started blurring the boundaries between work and home life for teachers, with new hybrid ways of teaching putting extra pressures, the Education 2030 Framework for Action had recognized teachers’ right to decent working conditions. Work time is … Continue reading →

Posted in Quality of education, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged covid, covid-19, Target 4.a, teachers | 2 Comments

Education of students with disabilities in Cuba

Posted on 18 December 2020 by GEM Report

By Elsie Alejandrina Pérez Serrano, Professor and Tutor of the Department of Language, Education and Communication Sciences at the International Iberoamerican University, UNINI, and author of a background paper on disability in Cuba prepared for the GEM 2020 Report Latin … Continue reading →

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First generation graduate Mary Otieno: From rural Kenya to a PhD in education

Posted on 6 November 2020 by GEM Report

This story is part of a campaign run by the GEM Report, #Iamthe1stgirl, to accompany the launch of the 2020 GEM Gender Report. The campaign tells the stories of many girls who were the first in their family to graduate, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged Iamthe1stGirl | 3 Comments

Rhetoric versus reality of Indian education policies for children with disabilities

Posted on 3 November 2020 by GEM Report

By Vibhu Sharma, Research Consultant, Disability and Inclusion, Theirworld I was enthralled to read this year’s Global Education Monitoring Report, focusing on inclusion and education. Being, first, a person with disability, and, second, brought up in India, I had to … Continue reading →

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Emerging from COVID-19 pandemic: A social inclusion approach to educating learners with disabilities

Posted on 19 October 2020 by GEM Report

By Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor, World Bank and Anna Cristina D’Addio, Senior Policy Analyst at the GEM Report The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of children to stay at home and physically out of school. Despite planned … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education | 1 Comment

First Generation Graduates

Posted on 13 October 2020 by GEM Report

These are the stories of girls who are the first in their family to graduate. They were collected by the GEM Report as part of a campaign, #Iamthe1stgirl, to accompany the launch of the 2020 Gender Report, aiming to demonstrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged First Generation Graduates, Gender, gender equality, Inclusion | 8 Comments

There has been a huge leap forward in girls’ education over the past 25 years

Posted on 9 October 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español Our 2020 Gender Report, released today, shows that 180 million more girls have enrolled in primary and secondary education since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark commitment to advance the rights of girls and … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, 2020 gender report, Gender, girls, girls' education, Inclusion | 3 Comments

Teachers need training on inclusion

Posted on 5 October 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español By Anna Cristina D’Addio and Daniel April, GEM Report team Many factors go into the design of a truly inclusive education system. Some determine the way in which education systems are put in place, such as laws … Continue reading →

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Hon Dr David Moinina Sengeh is appointed Chair of the GEM Report Advisory Board

Posted on 30 September 2020 by GEM Report

We are delighted to announce Hon Dr David Moinina Sengeh as the new Chair of the GEM Report Advisory Board, taking over from Helen Clark, who has been Chair of the Board since 2018. He is Minister of Basic and … Continue reading →

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South Asia’s progress in tracking basic numeracy with a new assessment

Posted on 9 September 2020 by GEM Report

By Steffi Elizabeth Thomas, Senior Research Associate, Pratham Education Foundation-ASER Centre, India and Waqas Imran, Data Analyst, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Pakistan There has been a global shift in focus towards the quality of education under … Continue reading →