How Change Happens Beyond the Classroom: A Q+A with Former GCE-US Youth Advocate Eliana Stanislawski April 14, 2026 | Divine Irakoze, 2025 GCE-US Youth Advocate GCE-US Youth Alumna, Eliana Stanislawski, is a Professional Development Specialist at World Education, where she supports adult education practitioners across programs. With over a decade of experience in education, advocacy, and refugee support, her work focuses on strengthening systems that better serve refugee …
Introducing the 2026 GCE-US Youth Fellows
Introducing 2026 GCE-US Youth Fellows April 10, 2026 | GCE-US We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Youth Fellows cohort. From a highly competitive pool of applicants, the GCE-US Youth Engagement Committee has selected an inspiring group of young leaders who demonstrate exceptional commitment to advancing education and strengthening their communities.Beginning this month, the fellows will participate in an intensive …
Statement from GCE-US on the President’s FY27 Budget Request
Statement from GCE-US on the President’s FY27 Budget Request April 6, 2026 | GCE-US The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) expresses deep disappointment in the President’s FY27 budget request, which proposes a 30% cut to the State Department and international programs and includes no funding for international basic education. At a moment when children and youth around the world continue …
Lessons From CIES 2026: Rethinking How We Shape Education
Lessons From CIES 2026: Rethinking How We Shape Education April 3, 2026 | Grace Mariana Rector, Program Director, GCE-US I spent the past week surrounded by education practitioners and researchers from around the world, and I left energized. The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference in San Francisco brought together more than 2,000 people across 100+ sessions. We moved from …
A Journey of Solidarity: Education, Resilience, and Reality in El Salvador
A Journey of Solidarity: Education, Resilience, and Reality in El Salvador April 1, 2026 | GCE-US Last week, our own Giulia McPherson traveled to El Salvador with GCE-US member American Jesuits International (AJI). The trip offered a powerful window into both the promise and the precarity of education in marginalized communities. A close partner of AJI, Fe y Alegría El Salvador accompanies …
Early Opportunities Initiative
Early Opportunities Initiative The Early Opportunities Initiative was launched by Joan Lombardi, PhD in 2022, focused on raising awareness about the importance of nurturing care and highlighting the impact of emergencies on young children and families—from conflict to climate change— along with supporting solutions to prevent and address them. The Initiative includes short articles on emerging issues facing young children …
GCE‑US Calls for Full Investigation and Protection of Students After Deadly School Strike
GCE‑US Calls for Full Investigation and Protection of Students After Deadly School Strike March 12, 2026 | GCE-US The Global Campaign for Education–US (GCE-US) is devastated by reports that a U.S. missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school has killed at least 165 civilians, most of them children. We call for a full, transparent, and independent investigation into how this attack occurred and how …
Girls, Education, and Justice: Why International Women’s Day Matters More Than Ever
Girls, Education, and Justice: Why International Women’s Day Matters More Than Ever March 8, 2026 | Girls Learn International This International Women’s Day, we will celebrate the rights and accomplishments of women and girls around the world. Central to the protection of all human rights is the protection of the right to education.On International Women’s Day, 18 high school juniors and seniors will gather …
Right To Play
Right To Play Right To Play is a global non-profit organization that protects, educates, and empowers millions of children affected by poverty, conflict, and crisis through the transformative power of play. Founded in 2000 and operating in more than a dozen countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Right To Play delivers evidence-based, play-based learning programs that improve foundational …
When Global Aid Pulled Back, Nigerian NGOs Found a Local Lifeline
When Global Aid Pulled Back, Nigerian NGOs Found a Local Lifeline February 11, 2026 | GCE-US In 2025, community-based education NGOs in Nigeria faced an unprecedented crisis after USAID abruptly reduced and withdrew funding. Programs were left incomplete, staff contracts terminated, and communities were suddenly uncertain about the future of critical services. The challenge went beyond financial loss. Years of …