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Making space for more and better aid to education

Posted on 9 June 2017 by GEM Report

By Keith M Lewin The latest policy paper from the GEM Report provides a stark reminder that trends in aid to education mean there is still a long journey to travel to deliver access to quality education for all. Aid … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Finance, Poverty, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, finance, financing | 2 Comments

How to open doors to higher education for all: Look to the state of New York

Posted on 8 June 2017 by GEM Report

Jim Malatras, President, Rockefeller Institute of Government says that New York’s recent offer of free tuition for state residents is a game changer for making higher education accessible to all. In today’s world, the lack of economic means shouldn’t stifle … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged higher education, New York, Target 4.3, tertiary education, tuition fees | 2 Comments

New Partnerships in Nigeria

Posted on 8 June 2017 by GEM Report

By Shannon May, Co-Founder of Bridge International Academies Nigeria has the biggest economy in Africa and in a recent London Stock Exchange report entitled Companies to Inspire Africa, Nigerian companies were listed among the fastest growing in Africa. While Nigeria’s … Continue reading →

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The share of aid allocated to education has fallen for the sixth year in a row

Posted on 6 June 2017 by GEM Report

A new GEM Report policy paper, Aid to education is stagnating and not going to countries most in need, shows that the amount of aid allocated to education has been falling for six years in a row. Donors are turning … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Finance, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, donors, finance, financing, humanitarian aid | 1 Comment

Recess is out for G7 — but promised education report is still missing

Posted on 2 June 2017 by GEM Report

Barry Johnston, Associate Director of Advocacy, Malala Fund Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Italy. While the burgeoning Trudeau-Macron bromance and Trump’s golf cart jaunt provided some light relief, a more disheartening story unfolded behind the scenes: G7 leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged financing, G20, G7, Gender, gender. equality, girls | Leave a comment

Is the Paris agreement bad for the average worker?

Posted on 2 June 2017 by GEM Report

Last night, President Trump dealt a major blow to an agreement worked on for years to protect the environment by helping control carbon emissions. The reason, we were told during his late night speech, something he oft repeated while on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Environment, Skills, Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, cop22, paris agreement, trump | Leave a comment

Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi school textbooks

Posted on 30 May 2017 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Samia Huq, Kazi Mukitul Islam and Zaki Wahhaj* Education is widely considered an effective means to address the socioeconomic challenges that women face around the world and a key Sustainable Development target. Yet girls systematically lag … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Gender, pedagogy, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, curriculum, equity, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 1 Comment

Inclusive higher education in South Africa: not just a policy project but also an ‘ethical project’

Posted on 16 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Professor Ruksana Osman, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa As the recent GEM Report paper showed, equitable and affordable higher education remains elusive to the majority of students from working class … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged higher education, learning, south africa, Target 4.3, tertiary education, universities | 5 Comments

When will they ever learn?

Posted on 12 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Ben Hewitt, Director of Campaigns and Communications at Theirworld Denying a child an education does not happen by accident. It is the end result of policy and funding choices made by individuals in positions of power. It is up … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Group of 20, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, education, finance, G20 | 1 Comment

And the winners of our youth photo competition are…

Posted on 10 May 2017 by GEM Report

We’re delighted to announce the three winners of the youth photo competition we launched just over a month ago around the themes of Target 4.7 in the new global education goal. Selected from a huge amount of talented submissions, the … Continue reading →