20 reasons why, in 2020, there are still 260m children out of school
Millions more are in classrooms but don't get a quality education - here we look at some of the causes of a global learning crisis.
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Five things you need to know this week about global education
School meals for children in emergencies and a shocking statistic about the literacy of 10-year-olds are in our news roundup.
Teamwork – and 69m new teachers – is key to tackling the learning crisis
World Teachers' Day is on Saturday, October 5 and the 2019 theme is “Young Teachers: The future of the profession.” The day will celebrate teachers worldwide and address some of the issues that are key to attracting and keeping the brightest minds and young talents in teaching. One of those challenges, according to a new report from the Education Commission, is to provide training, professional development, career paths and working conditions to enable them to be effective. Here we look at the findings of this major report.
How hitting 10 targets will help to #WriteTheWrong and deliver quality education for all
The Sustainable Development Goal on education has a series of objectives to be met by 2030 - what are they, how are they measured and what progress is being made?
Five things you need to know this week about global education
A Day of the African Child focus on the early learning crisis, the plight of child grooms and climate change lessons are all in our weekly news roundup.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our weekly news roundup includes a second devastating cyclone in southeast Africa, hope for refugee children and helping schools stay safe in Nepal.
“We mentored students in skills needed for transformative leadership”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Lagos, Nigeria tells us about an event he ran to empower disadvantaged children with life skills
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Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our weekly news roundup includes a horrific attack that killed 14 schoolchildren in Yemen and how Education Bonds could provide large-scale funding. We have a separate article about a joint event on early childhood education held in Washington by Theirworld, UNICEF and the Global Business Coalition for Education. Read it here.
Teacher who gives 80% of his income to the poor wins $1m global prize
Peter Tabichi from Kenya - who has improved education, promoted peace and addressed food insecurity - has been named the world's best teacher for 2019.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our news roundup includes the unfolding disaster caused by Cyclone Idai, horrific attacks on school buses and a royal honour for an inspirational blind teacher.