Reaching the most marginalized: a human right to inclusive education News | GCE-US “We have an attitudinal problem and a failure of the public policy imagination to account for the full experiences that children with disabilities in vulnerable contexts embody…This is not a question of misfortune; it is a question of injustice…institutional and structural exclusion and oppression. If we are …
Leave No Child Behind: Invest in the Early Years
Leave No Child Behind: Invest in the Early Years November 19, 2020 | | News | GCE-US Materials from the Leave No Child Behind: Invest in the Early Years Global Report Launch held on November 19, 2020: Leave No Child Behind: Invest in the Early Years Report About the report: Re-set the starting line so no child is left behind Event recording Speaker …
Congresswoman Nita Lowey Honored for Lasting Legacy on Global Education
Congresswoman Nita Lowey Honored for Lasting Legacy on Global Education October 9, 2020| | News | GCE-US Washington, DC – On October 9, 2020, the Global Campaign for Education-US and partners from the global education community honored Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and her legacy of improving education around the world. Among her many achievements, Congresswoman Lowey led international education funding …
GCE-US Signs On to Statement Against IMF Austerity
GCE-US Signs On to Statement Against IMF Austerity October 6, 2020 | | News | GCE-US October 6, 2020 — GCE-US calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to immediately stop promoting austerity around the world, and instead advocate policies that advance gender justice, reduce inequality, and decisively put people and planet first. More than 500 organizations and academics from …
Civil Society Groups Applaud US State Department for $5 Million Contribution to ECW
Civil Society Groups Applaud US State Department for $5 Million Contribution to ECW September 18, 2020 | | News | GCE-US Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020 – As organizations committed to making a difference in the lives of almost 80 million refugees and forcibly displaced persons around the world, we applaud the US State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and …
GCE-US Statement on the House FY21 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
GCE-US Statement on the House FY21 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill July 2020 | | News | GCE-US July 2020 Washington, DC – On July 6, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs recommended that international basic education be funded at $975 million for the coming fiscal year (FY 2021) and an additional …
GCE Statement Against Racism
GCE Statement Against Racism News | GCE-US All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) promotes and defends Education as a Basic Human Right and strives towards achieving an equitable and quality education for all, with rights and social justice at its core. As a civil society movement, our mission …
International Finance Corporation Decides to Move Away from For-Profit Education Investments
International Finance Corporation Decides to Move Away from For-Profit Education Investments News | GCE-US The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has set a new precedent in upholding the right to education in an official commitment to freeze investments in private for-profit pre-primary, primary, and secondary (also called “K-12”) schools. The signatory organisations applaud this landmark decision by the …
President Trump’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Jeopardizing Education!
President Trump’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Jeopardizing Education! February 10, 2020 | | News | GCE-US FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2020 President Trump released his fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request on February 10. The $4.8 trillion budget provides insight into Trump’s priorities for an election year and a potential second term. The Global Campaign for Education-US …
The Right to Education in Baltimore: Exploring Innovative Approaches
The Right to Education in Baltimore: Exploring Innovative Approaches January 21, 2020 | | Action Alert | GCE-US Proponents of the international right to education and the use of human rights instruments, such as the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education, should be driven by people, for people. Furthering our understanding and use of these rights and instruments, requires bringing …