Five things you need to know this week about global education
Some European countries get set to reopen schools, while health and nutrition programmes will help children around the world bounce back from lockdowns.
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From Ebola to coronavirus: education must not be forgotten in a health crisis
The challenge faced during the 2014 epidemic in West Africa of ensuring that children don’t fall between the cracks now confronts the whole world.
Coronavirus school closures mean over ONE BILLION children and youth are now shut out of classrooms
The pandemic has forced over 120 countries to shut down their education systems - on top of 258 million young people already not going to school in the long term.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup leads with the news that one in five students around the world have had their school and college classes shut down because of coronavirus.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup looks at how coronavirus has put nearly 300m children out of school, how girls still face high levels of violence and school meal programmes in Africa.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Children staying off school in troubled Kashmir, a lack of learning centres for Rohingya refugees and an end to child marriage in Mozambique are in our roundup.
How many primary schools have electricity, clean water or accessible facilities?
Poor conditions can prevent children from attending and learning - so these statistics from the UN spotlight the challenges in many countries.
Young children impacted by AIDS need crucial education and support
Early childhood development, including pre-primary education, can play a huge role in ensuring marginalised children get the best start in life.
Lack of proper toilets puts children at risk in a third of the world’s schools
While some countries are improving, too many students are still in danger of health problems and missing out on education.
Toxic air is ‘stunting our young children’s brains’ warns WHO
Pollution inside and outside the home is affecting the development of millions of young children - and killing hundreds of thousands of them every year.