By Leila Loupis, communications manager, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Français | Español ‘Lies, damned lies and statistics’ – one of Mark Twain’s favourite lines, even if he didn’t coin it himself – may not have been heard much at this year’s inaugural World Statistics Day on Wednesday. But the many events held to mark [...]
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In our second post for francophone readers, Nicole Bella, policy analyst on the Education for All Global Monitoring Report team, looks at the progress of education in Africa since 17 countries gained their independence in 1960, and the challenges that remain. English | Español L’année 2010 marque le cinquantenaire des indépendances africaines qui a été commémoré [...]
Filed under: Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Finance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals | 6 Comments »
By Karen Moore, policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Français | Español The word marginalization often brings to mind those in the world’s poorest countries. But on a trip to Canada last week I was reminded of one of the key messages of the 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report: that marginalization persists [...]
Filed under: Developed countries, Ethnicity, Governance, Innovative financing, Marginalization, Teachers | 3 Comments »
Each year, World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is an opportunity to pay homage to teachers and the vital role they play in efforts to reach global education goals. This year the celebrations highlight teachers’ contribution to recovery from crises of all kinds – including violent conflict, whose interaction with education we will be examining [...]
Filed under: Basic education, Citizenship, Conflict, Democracy, Developing countries, Teachers | 1 Comment »
