Tag Archives: funding

Evaluating GPE’s self-evaluation

Posted on 25 September 2017 by GEM Report

This week, the Strategy and Impact Committee of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Board is to meet to discuss, among many issues, the ‘Results Report’, which is the Partnership’s monitoring document; and the ‘Knowledge and Innovation Exchange’ (KIX), the … Continue reading →

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Donors and countries are not pulling their weight in funding education

Posted on 20 September 2017 by GEM Report

Today, two events are being held during the UN General Assembly delivering a high-level political call for urgent action on education financing. As the forthcoming GEM Report due out 24 October shows, many countries and donors are not pulling their … Continue reading →

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Poor quality learning assessments are crumbling under the weight of the decisions they inform

Posted on 25 July 2017 by GEM Report

By Rachel Outhred, Education Consultant, Oxford Policy Management Much of the recent international discussion regarding the measurement of learning outcomes globally has been driven by the need to monitor Sustainable Development Goal 4 – ‘to ensure inclusive and equitable quality … Continue reading →

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How would education suffer without aid from the USA?

Posted on 10 March 2017 by Aaron Benavot

Last week, White House officials said that President Trump would increase military spending by $54 billion, taking funds from domestic programs and foreign aid to pay the bill. What would a total cut of all USA aid for education mean? … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, curriculum, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, peace, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, funding, peace | 5 Comments

Global health funds have done a lot of good. Is there room for a “global fund” for books?

Posted on 13 January 2017 by GEM Report

By Paul Wilson, Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at Columbia University. Books, especially textbooks, are critical to learning, as we have been reading in the latest blog series on this site, but they are in grievously short … Continue reading →