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In Liberia, a town struggles to adjust to its new charter school

Posted on 12 April 2017 by GEM Report

By Ashoka Mukpo, journalist When the community of Kollita Wolah built their schoolhouse in 1989, it was a proud moment. Located a few kilometers to the north of Gbarnga, a bustling hub city in central Liberia, residents of the town … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, private schools, private sector, Uncategorized | Tagged Bridge Academy, private schools, public-private | 23 Comments

Educating refugees: Old ways of working aren’t good enough

Posted on 11 April 2017 by GEM Report

By Aaron Benavot, originally posted on Promising Practices for Refugee Education The plight of refugees is in the news every day, and not a moment too soon. Refugee children and adolescents suffer from having almost all of their rights taken … Continue reading →

Posted in refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2019 gem report, education, human rights, IDPs, refugees | Leave a comment

Share your views and contribute to the forthcoming 2019 GEM Report

Posted on 10 April 2017 by GEM Report

The 2019 GEM Report will look at the issue of migration and education, as approved by the GEM Report International Advisory Board in June 2016. Today we are launching an online consultation, and hope you will share your views to … Continue reading →

Posted in migration, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2019 gem report, education, immigrants, immigration, migration, refugees | 1 Comment

Education – the best healthy start you can get

Posted on 7 April 2017 by GEM Report

Today is World Health day. Here are several reasons why we hope education is going to be on the tip of everyone’s tongues as they discuss how to reach the SDG goal 3 to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, HIV/AIDS, Uncategorized | Tagged education, Health, HIV and AIDS, sdg 3, SDGs | Leave a comment

The PAL Network Learning Journey: Power to the People!

Posted on 30 March 2017 by GEM Report

By Hannah-May Wilson, Program Manager, PAL Network Secretariat On the bus travelling from Mexico City to Xalapa, over 80 education activists and innovators from 19 Global South countries stared in disbelief, transfixed at the sheer size of these neighbourhoods. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Developing countries, Uncategorized | Tagged citizenship, education, global citizenship, PAL | Leave a comment

Crowd sourcing solutions to the challenges of refugee education

Posted on 28 March 2017 by GEM Report

By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy & Advocacy at Save the Children, Chair of the Global Book Alliance and a member of the Executive Committee of Education Cannot Wait. Last week, UNESCO headquarters in Paris was abuzz with policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, ICT, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, conflict, displaced populations, displacement, refugees | Leave a comment

A racist education

Posted on 21 March 2017 by GEM Report

By Kassiani Lythrangomitis I was born in a racist country, with a racist president, and racist laws. My neighbour was a racist. I went to a racist school that did not allow black children to learn in the same space … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, curriculum, Democracy, Ethnicity, Human rights, Uncategorized | Tagged conflict, curriculum, human rights, racism, south africa | Leave a comment

Learning on the run: using ICT for education in emergencies

Posted on 20 March 2017 by GEM Report

Natural disasters, extreme weather, bombings and protracted armed conflict can destroy schools and undermine the normalcy of school life. Given the complexity of how education is impacted by emergencies, innovative solutions are needed to ensure that disruption to education is … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, emergencies, ICT, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, emergencies, ICT, mobile learning, refugees, Target 4.3, technology | 2 Comments

How would education suffer without aid from the USA?

Posted on 10 March 2017 by Aaron Benavot

Last week, White House officials said that President Trump would increase military spending by $54 billion, taking funds from domestic programs and foreign aid to pay the bill. What would a total cut of all USA aid for education mean? … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, curriculum, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, peace, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, funding, peace | 5 Comments

Peru has a new ‘rose-tinted’ curriculum

Posted on 8 March 2017 by GEM Report

The UN congratulated Peru last week for its new education curriculum, in effect since the 1st January this year, which aims to improve gender equality. The change has been long needed, as is the case for many other countries in … Continue reading →