Youth Participation in Education: From the Lens of a Student April 30, 2021 | | Youth | Shreyan Acharya Photo: Youth leaders in India, Credit: UNICEF/UN0276725/Das When I started my Master’s in development studies at the University of Sussex’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS), I concentrated on relating different development concepts to education. For me, education is truly a foundation …
Networked Impact takes the Global Education crisis. What does that mean?
Networked Impact takes the Global Education crisis. What does that mean? April 29, 2021 | | News | Sahar Khan, 260by26 The global education crisis has been going on for decades. Hundreds of millions of children are out of school all over the world. Lack of access to resources or living in conflict areas are two of the overarching …
Tracking Children’s Lost Potential
Tracking Children’s Lost Potential April 27, 2021 | | News | Malcolm Chen and Natasha Somji Think back to when you were 10. Imagine if you had not been able to read and understand a simple story at that age. Where do you think you would be today? Age 10 is the age at which children should be switching …
Education in Emergency: Where Do We Go From Here?
Education in Emergency: Where Do We Go From Here? April 23, 2021 | | News | Nate Radomski, Magis Americas In early 2020, as education systems around the world began to close as a result of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, it quickly became apparent that our individual and collective responses, as with all emergencies, would occur in two phases: …
Step-up Efforts for Disability-Inclusive Education
Step-up Efforts for Disability-Inclusive Education April 22, 2021 | | News | Valentina Pomatto, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) Accessible Reading – Alt Text: Children with disabilities face obstacles in accessing and learning in schools. Obstacles exist both within and outside the education system. Within the education system, obstacles include: inaccessible infrastructures, non-adapted materials, non-adapted curricula, lack of teachers’ preparation, and …
To “Build Back Better” in Education, Focus on Building Inclusive Social Infrastructure
To “Build Back Better” in Education, Focus on Building Inclusive Social Infrastructure April 29, 2021 | | News | Meghan Hussey, Special Olympics International IMAGE: Children at a school in Morocco participate in a program with Special Olympics, as part of the “Play Unified, Learn Unified” project, supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. School closures during COVID-19 have impacted the …
Education Financing to Reach the Most Marginalized: Challenges & Solutions during COVID-19 Response
Education Financing to Reach the Most Marginalized: Challenges & Solutions during COVID-19 Response April 8, 2021 | | News | Stephanie Peña, GCE-US Fellow The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education of over one billion people, including many of our most marginalized being impacted the most; this includes–but is not limited to: girls, children with disabilities, and children in …