Bethesda-Chevy Chase student wants education for all youths around the worldDecember 2, 2011 | | News | GCE-USDecember 2, 2011 The Gazette Moussodje is a 12-year-old girl living in the African country of Mali. She is married to a man more than three times her age. She has a child. And despite a scholarship and multiple “parent-teacher” meetings, last year …
At Copenhagen Conference, US Pledges $20 Million towards Education For All
At Copenhagen Conference, US Pledges $20 Million towards Education For AllNovember 15, 2011 | | News | GCE-USWASHINGTON, DC (November 15, 2011) – Coming just a few months after Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) reintroduced the bipartisan Education For All Act in the House to make universal basic education a development priority, the US has committed …
Letter to the Editor: Universal Basic Education
Letter to the Editor: Universal Basic EducationAugust 1, 2011 | | News | GCE-USAugust 1, 2011 Letter to the Editor: Universal Basic Education Source: The New York Times Universal Basic EducationTo the Editor:“Our Broken Escalator,” by Nicholas D. Kristof (column, July 17), is a stirring call to defend and rebuild America’s deteriorating education system. Study after study shows the overwhelming …
Make It Right: Ending the Crisis in Girls’ Education
Make It Right: Ending the Crisis in Girls’ EducationJuly 14, 2011 | | News | GCE-USJuly 14, 2011 Make It Right: Ending the Crisis in Girls’ Education In 2011, RESULTS and the Global Campaign for Education teamed up to research and write a breakthrough analysis of gender discrimination and the right to education. Make it Right: Ending the Crisis in …
Global Education Advocates Applaud Secretary Clinton for Remarks in Support of Education for Girls
Global Education Advocates Applaud Secretary Clinton for Remarks in Support of Education for GirlsMay 26, 2011 | | News | GCE-USMay 26, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Global Campaign for Education, U.S. (GCE-US) today applauded U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for her remarks at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) launch of the Global Partnership …
The First Grader
The First GraderMay 16, 2011 | | News | GCE-USMay 25, 2011 On May 16, hundreds of education advocates, including GCE-US and the National Education Association, gathered at the National Geographic Society for a special screening of the new feature film of “The First Grader.” This powerful film tells the story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan Mau Mau who fought …
Update from Global Action Week 2011
Update from Global Action Week 2011May 16, 2011 | | News | GCE-USMay 16, 2011 Global Action Week celebrations continue around the country. Last week, GCE-US mobilized thousands of students to participate in Global Action Week and the Blue Ribbon Campaign. At town hall assemblies in Miami and Chicago, nearly 1500 students shared stories of why education is important to …
GCE-US Launches Blue Ribbon Campaign
GCE-US Launches Blue Ribbon CampaignMarch 7, 2011 | | News | GCE-USMarch 7, 2011 GCE-US Launches Blue Ribbon Campaign GCE-US is excited to announce the launch of the Blue Ribbon Campaign! This new national awareness effort will connect students in the US with the millions of children around the world who are denied access to quality education.In addition to the …
GCE-US Responds to President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union
GCE-US Responds to President Obama’s 2011 State of the UnionJanuary 26, 2011 | | News | GCE-USJanuary 26, 2011 GLOBAL EDUCATION ADVOCATES CALL ON OBAMA TO MAKE EDUCATION FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY Washington D.C. – In response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night, Joanna Kuebler, director of the Global Campaign for Education, U.S. issued the following statement: “During last night’s State …
GCE-US Responds to President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union
GCE-US Responds to President Obama’s 2011 State of the UnionJanuary 26, 2011 | | News | GCE-USJanuary 26, 2011 GLOBAL EDUCATION ADVOCATES CALL ON OBAMA TO MAKE EDUCATION FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY Washington D.C. – In response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night, Joanna Kuebler, director of the Global Campaign for Education, U.S. issued the following statement: …