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Children taught in their mother language are more likely to develop literacy skills

Posted on 21 February 2018 by GEM Report

Today, on International Mother Language Day, which is focused on the importance of linguistic diversity for sustainable development, it is important to remember what difference being taught in your mother tongue can make to one’s ability to learn. Choices over … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive sexuality education and the global vision for the education agenda

Posted on 19 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Sanet L. Steenkamp, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Namibia The core responsibility of education systems is imparting the fundamental building blocks of learning, namely the ‘3 R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet national education authorities are … Continue reading →

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How far does media coverage of international large-scale assessment help hold governments to account for their education commitments?

Posted on 16 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Mary Hamilton, Lancaster University, UK and Co-Director of the Lab for International Assessment Studies    A key rationale for carrying out international comparative surveys of skills such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student … Continue reading →

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The importance of learning from data on education, migration and displacement

Posted on 12 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, and Francesca Borgonovi, Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD Migration and displacement are complex phenomena which play an important role in – but can also pose challenges to – development. … Continue reading →

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What next for the Global Partnership for Education after a transformative replenishment?

Posted on 9 February 2018 by GEM Report

By David Archer The Global Partnership for Education replenishment event, co-hosted by President Macron and President Macky Sall on 2nd February in Senegal, was a landmark moment for education financing. Over $2 billion were pledged by donors for the GPE’s … Continue reading →

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“Fulfilling one’s responsibilities”: Accountability and service to the people in Rwanda’s education system

Posted on 8 February 2018 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Catherine A Honeyman, Senior Youth Workforce Specialist at World Learning and visiting Lecturer, Duke Center for International Development at Duke University. Catherine is also the author of a case study on accountability and education in Rwanda commissioned … Continue reading →

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Raising billions of dollars for education in Dakar

Posted on 5 February 2018 by GEM Report

With the curtains of the third Financing Conference of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in Dakar, Senegal now closed, it is important to remember the context in which it was organized. During the first half of this decade, aid … Continue reading →

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What is at stake at the GPE Financing Conference?

Posted on 1 February 2018 by GEM Report

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 3rd replenishment conference (February 1-2) aims to confirm significant increases in commitments from partner countries and donors – old and new – in order to ensure that all children and youth are in school … Continue reading →

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Results based financing in education: is it a challenge to aid effectiveness?

Posted on 1 February 2018 by GEM Report

On the occasion of this week’s Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference held in Dakar, Senegal, the GEM Report has released a new policy paperon results-based financing (RBF) in education, a financing modality being promoted strongly by some donors. … Continue reading →

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Tajikistan: Accountability on paper versus in practice

Posted on 30 January 2018 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Kate Lapham, Deputy Director of the Open Society Foundations’ Education Support Program, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in Tajikistan commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability … Continue reading →

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