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Countries, Experts and Agencies Meet to Measure Progress toward Education 2030
By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Given the time it can take to mobilize around development goals and establish effective monitoring systems to track progress, the 2030 deadline for the achievement of the global goal on … Continue reading
For Africa to achieve inclusive growth, it will need to learn how to get there
The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa is taking place in Durban, South Africa this week under the theme ‘Achieving inclusive growth: responsive and responsible leadership’. The current prosperity enjoyed by pockets of people around the world – Africa included … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Developing countries, Economic growth, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, Africa, economic growth, prosperity, south africa, Target 4.4, WEF
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#FeesMustFall: South Africa’s Ongoing Higher Education Crisis
By Dylan Barry, a post-grad physics student at the University of the Witwatersrand. Dylan headed up the #FeesMustFall News Media task team in 2015, and the #FeesMustFall Economic Research task team in 2016 at the University of the Witwatersrand. On … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized
Tagged financing, higher education, south africa, Target 4.3, tertiary education
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Growing demand for higher education puts affirmative action in the spotlight
By Michaela Martin and Alexandra Waldhorn, IIEP-UNESCO and Taya Louise Owens, GEM Report UNESCO Affirmative action in higher education is a controversial topic for many. On the one hand, some believe strongly that it is the route to equitable access … Continue reading
Posted in higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized
Tagged financing, higher education, policy, Target 4.3, tertiary education
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Donors should dedicate 10% of their aid to education
This week, the International Development Committee of the UK parliament recommended in a letter to the country’s Department for International Development (DFID) that it dedicate 10% of its development aid to education. The letter submitted referenced our latest 2016 Report … Continue reading
Time to deliver: governments must make good on their commitments and Stand Up for Education
Global Action Week for Education, 23-29 April 2017 By Camilla Croso, President, Global Campaign for Education In 2015, the world committed to a Sustainable Development Goal to achieve equitable, inclusive and free quality education and lifelong learning for all. This … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Governance, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, governance, SDGs, target 4.2
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What does accountability mean to you?
Behind the scenes at the GEM Report, as we started working on the 2017/8 Report, we spent many hours trying to distinguish the meaning of accountability from other related terms like responsibility and trust. We are a team of 22 … Continue reading
Governments are struggling to keep pace with the fast growth of students in higher education
Higher education is a cornerstone for sustainable development, but a new paper written by the GEM Report and the International institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) at UNESCO shows this is being challenged by sheer numbers of students now entering post-secondary … Continue reading
#WhosAccountable? We want to hear from you!
In your country, how are governments held responsible for the promises they make on education? How big a role do private companies have in education in your country? Is anyone holding them to account? Do you think it’s fair for … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, parents, school, students, survey, teachers
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Who’s accountable for education?
It’s not long before Global Action Week launches, on the theme of Accountability in Education. This, as you may or may not know, is also the theme of our next Global Education Monitoring Report, due to launch on 24 October. … Continue reading
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