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Has the approach to inclusion changed over the years?

Posted on 12 September 2019 by GEM Report

It is 25 years since the Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education endorsed the approach of inclusive schools and argued that regular schools should accommodate all children, regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic or … Continue reading →

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How much does it cost to achieve universal literacy?

Posted on 10 September 2019 by GEM Report

As events for International Literacy Day continue, new cost estimates have been produced by UNESCO showing that US$14 billion will be needed if the 20 countries with the lowest literacy rates, which are members of the Global Alliance for Literacy … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Literacy, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged adult literacy, literacy, numeracy, target 4.6, youth literacy | 2 Comments

New photo competition on inclusion and education

Posted on 10 September 2019 by GEM Report

The 2020 GEM Report due out in April 2020 will cover inclusion in education, addressing all those at risk of exclusion from education because of gender, sexual orientation, displacement, migration, ethnicity, language, remoteness, poverty, disability or other characteristics. Pictures speak … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Gender, Inclusion, Language, migrant, migration, Poverty, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, #Target 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, disability, displacement, Gender, Inclusion, inclusive education, language, migration, poverty | 1 Comment

About 15-40% of illiterate people come from households in which no member can read

Posted on 6 September 2019 by GEM Report

This International Literacy Day we want to draw attention to those living in households where no member can read – those we call ‘isolated illiterate individuals’ – whose chances of finding work and enjoying a good quality of life can … Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusion, Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged illiteracy, Inclusion, learning, literacy, target 4.6 | Leave a comment

Do you know a champion in inclusion and education?

Posted on 5 September 2019 by GEM Report

Help us by nominating those who you believe deserve recognition The 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report due out next April will cover inclusion in education, addressing all those at risk of exclusion from education because of gender, sexual orientation, … Continue reading →

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Tell us what you think about inclusion in education

Posted on 4 September 2019 by GEM Report

September is an important month for inclusion and education – the theme of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report due for release next April. Later this month, the International Forum on Inclusion and Equity in Education is being held in … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Gender, Inclusion, migrant, migration, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, data, disability, Inclusion, indigenous, leave no one behind, migrants | 1 Comment

The Wrong Way to Educate Girls

Posted on 30 July 2019 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis Getting girls into classrooms remains hugely important in some of the world’s poorest countries, and it can be achieved with targeted measures, say, to make their daily commute safer. But balanced school enrollment numbers are only the … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, monitoring, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, equity, Gender, gender. equality, SDG 4 | 4 Comments

Ethiopia is making the fastest progress in primary completion in sub-Saharan Africa. How?

Posted on 12 July 2019 by GEM Report

This week, we released new projections to 2030 for the global education goal, SDG 4, along with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). While not all projections can be drilled down to the country level, the completion rate projections can … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, monitoring, Primary school, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged ethiopia, high level political forum, HLPF, primary, primary education, SDG 4, SDGs | 8 Comments

Education has many links with other sectors

Posted on 10 July 2019 by GEM Report

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York has begun – the core moment in the global follow up and review mechanism of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Five goals are on the agenda this year, including SDG 4 for … Continue reading →

Posted in monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged SDG, SDG 4, SDGs, sustainable development, sustainable development goals | 2 Comments

The world is off track to deliver on its education commitments by 2030

Posted on 9 July 2019 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Without a shift from ‘business as usual’, the world will miss its goal of a quality education for all by … Continue reading →