Tag Archives: SDGs

Governments need to ensure rules are followed in education

Posted on 27 October 2017 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO No matter your job, you need standards to ensure that you are working to meet your objectives. Unfortunately, where education and schools are concerned, these standards sometimes do not … Continue reading →

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Liberia’s children deserve the best education

Posted on 24 July 2017 by GEM Report

By: Dr. Saaim W. Naame, Dean of Education at the University of Liberia. Over the last twenty years, the people of Africa’s first modern republic, Liberia, have been through two civil wars and a major virus epidemic. The wars caused … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Africa, Equality, Equity, Primary school, private schools, private sector, privatisation, Uncategorized | Tagged Bridge Academy, liberia, primary education, private schools, privatisation, PSLs, quality education, SDG4, SDGs | 2 Comments

Literacy assessments: the importance of reading with understanding

Posted on 16 June 2017 by GEM Report

By Peter-Sam Hill, Education Consultant, Oxford Policy Management “Literacy stands at heart of the 2030 Agenda. It is a foundation for human rights, gender equality, and sustainable societies. It is essential to all our efforts to end extreme poverty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Literacy, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, assessments, literacy, numeracy, SDG4, SDG4.6, SDGs, target 4.6 | 5 Comments

Time to deliver: governments must make good on their commitments and Stand Up for Education

Posted on 28 April 2017 by GEM Report

Global Action Week for Education, 23-29 April 2017 By Camilla Croso, President, Global Campaign for Education In 2015, the world committed to a Sustainable Development Goal to achieve equitable, inclusive and free quality education and lifelong learning for all. This … Continue reading →

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Education – the best healthy start you can get

Posted on 7 April 2017 by GEM Report

Today is World Health day. Here are several reasons why we hope education is going to be on the tip of everyone’s tongues as they discuss how to reach the SDG goal 3 to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being … Continue reading →

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The poorest young women have spent less than a year in school in the bottom ten countries

Posted on 6 March 2017 by GEM Report

It’s International Women’s Day this week. As people in different cities rally for gender equality, not enough changes are being made to help the poorest girls pick themselves up from the bottom of the education ladder in many parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Out-of-school children, parity, Uncategorized | Tagged equality, female education, Gender, Pakistan, SDGs, somalia, Sudan, United Nations | 1 Comment

Target 4.1 – What is at stake for monitoring progress on primary and secondary education?

Posted on 26 October 2016 by GEM Report

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes Progress towards target 4.1 will be seen as a key measure of government and international … Continue reading →