Why funding education for all children is the path to a better world and a sustainable recoveryMay 6, 2021 | | Action Alert | Whether you are parenting a 12-year-old girl in Los Angeles whose reading skills have slipped during this exhausting year of Zoom school or in a remote Zambian village where she is trying to learn from educational …
Youth Participation in Education: From the Lens of a Student
Youth Participation in Education: From the Lens of a StudentApril 30, 2021 | | Youth | Shreyan AcharyaPhoto: 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 for human …
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: response and …
Step-up Efforts for Disability-Inclusive Education
Step-up Efforts for Disability-Inclusive EducationApril 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 segregation of …
To “Build Back Better” in Education, Focus on Building Inclusive Social Infrastructure
To “Build Back Better” in Education, Focus on Building Inclusive Social InfrastructureApril 29, 2021 | | News | Meghan Hussey, Special Olympics InternationalIMAGE: 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 learning and …
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 ResponseApril 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 conflict settings. …
Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Workshop for Zero Discrimination Day
Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Workshop for Zero Discrimination DayMarch 24, 2021 | | News | GCE-US Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice members Salzburg Global Seminar, Humanity & Inclusion, Amal Alliance, and GCE-US jointly organized a workshop on March 1, 2021, Zero Discrimination Day, that looked the teacher training and inclusive education. The interactive workshop featured …
Raise Your Hand LIVE!: A conversation about the importance of education for refugees
Raise Your Hand LIVE!: A conversation about the importance of education for refugeesFebruary 26, 2021 | | News | Taylor Rogers, GCE-US Fellow The Global Partnership for Education hosted the second installment of “Raise Your Hand LIVE!” on Tuesday, February 3. The show brings together changemakers from around the world who understand that education is key to building a better …
A Better Tomorrow for Today’s Children in Rural Nepal
A Better Tomorrow for Today’s Children in Rural NepalFebruary 11, 2021 | | News | Lisa Lyons, Educate the Children Parents’ enthusiastic support is so important in ensuring their children’s school attendance and academic achievement. In rural Nepal, many of today’s parents were not themselves afforded the opportunity to attend school for very long, or at all, during their own …
One Billion Voices for Education Campaign Launch
One Billion Voices for Education Campaign LaunchFebruary 02, 2021 | | News | Shruti Nallappa, Senior Fellow On January 25, 2021, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) launched the One Billion Voices for Education Campaign to urge governments, donors, and international organizations to address the lack of education financing, aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This campaign is a chance to stand together, …