Tag Archives: target 4.1

The new agenda for education in Argentina (and Latin America)

Posted on 24 September 2015 by GEM Report

This blog is part of a series of last minute reflections before the new education agenda is set in stone at the UN General Assembly this week. It is written by Juan Carlos Tedesco, academic and previous Minister for Education … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Developing countries, Economic growth, Equality, Latin America, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, pedagogy, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Teachers, teaching | Tagged argentina, latin america, target 4.1 | Leave a comment

A People’s Global Network on Learning is Born

Posted on 5 August 2015 by GEM Report

By Baela Raza Jamil, Founding Member PAL Network and Director of Programs Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi and the Institute for Professional Learning, as well as Coordinator of the South Asian Forum for Education Development. While Kenya and Nairobi were at a standstill preparing for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged target 4.1 | 4 Comments

What role for Citizen Led Learning Assessments? – Moving beyond Measurement

Posted on 9 July 2015 by GEM Report

By Colin Bangay, Senior Education Adviser for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in India. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official position or policies. The contribution of citizen led learning assessments (CLLA) in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Skills | Tagged target 4.1 | 4 Comments

The Impossible, by Malala Yousafzai

Posted on 7 July 2015 by GEM Report

The EFA GMR recently updated it’s costing analysis for the price of education targets from 2015-2030. The updated costing paper shows that there is an annual finance gap of $39 billion to provide pre-primary through to upper secondary education. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Child soldiers, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Economic growth, Finance, Gender, Latin America, Learning, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Rural areas, sdgs, Secondary school, Teachers | Tagged conflict, finance, target 4.1 | 5 Comments

Out-of-school numbers on the rise as aid to education falls short of 2010 levels

Posted on 6 July 2015 by GEM Report

By Aaron Benavot, Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. A new paper jointly released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Education for All Global Monitoring Report … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Equality, Equity, Finance, Out-of-school children | Tagged finance, target 4.1 | 4 Comments

Oslo: Investing in teachers is investing in learning

Posted on 3 July 2015 by Manos Antoninis

The Oslo Summit on Education for Development, which starts on Monday, is part of the global relay race to bring education back to the top of the development agenda by the end of 2015. It is taking the baton … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Language, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, mdgs, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, sdgs, Secondary school, Sustainable development | Tagged target 4.1, target 4.c | 7 Comments

$2.3 billion needed to send all children and adolescents to school in war zones

Posted on 29 June 2015 by GEM Report

This blog details the contents of a new paper by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report on the barriers that conflict poses to getting all children and adolescents into school, and a new suggested target for financing education in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conflict, finance, humanitarian aid, target 4.1, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

Why media reports about learning assessment data make me cringe

Posted on 17 June 2015 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. With a new set of post-2015 education goals and targets on the horizon, the international community is looking to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) to help collect global data … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Finance, Learning, Legislation, Poverty, Quality of education, Teachers | Tagged target 4.1 | 1 Comment

As more children have enrolled in schools in India, learning levels have declined

Posted on 4 June 2015 by GEM Report

Since 2009-10, when India made eight years of education a fundamental right, the number of 6-14 year olds going to school has grown by over a million. Analysing data from Andhra Pradesh, Young Lives India country Director Renu Singh shows that … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equity, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers | Tagged india, target 4.1 | 9 Comments

Why are citizen led learning assessments not having an impact on home soil – and how can we change that?

Posted on 2 June 2015 by GEM Report

By Colin Bangay, Senior Education Adviser for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in India. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official position or policies. Citizen-led learning assessments have been one of the most internationally … Continue reading →