Tag Archives: Finance

Additional pay-outs to the poorest students announced in Thailand

Posted on 15 February 2019 by GEM Report

In late 2018, it was announced that about 600,000 students considered to be ‘very poor’ will receive an extra $24 per semester by the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), created by the government . Inequalities are a concern and a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic growth, Finance, Uncategorized | Tagged Finance, poverty, target 4.1 | 3 Comments

An e-textbook scandal rocks Antigua

Posted on 8 February 2019 by GEM Report

A couple of weeks ago, the leader of the opposition in Antigua, Jamale Pringle, called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Michael Browne. Why? The heat has been turned up over the matter of some 6,000 e-books due … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, private sector, privatisation, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged Antigua, Finance, private sector, textbooks | 5 Comments

Over $1.7 billion committed to education at the Global Citizenship Festival

Posted on 5 December 2018 by GEM Report

Significant strides were made to #FundEducation at the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100’ this week, totaling just over US$ 1.7 billion. It is often said that 2019 is the year of education: SDG 4 is going to be reviewed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Finance, Uncategorized | Tagged aid to education, Finance, humanitarian aid | 1 Comment

DFID announces continued support to the GEM Report and the UIS

Posted on 26 September 2018 by GEM Report

By Sarah Hennell, Department for International Development (DFID), UK The UK is leading the call for 12 years of quality education for all girls and boys. But is it possible to measure the quality of education for all children? Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Finance, monitoring, Report, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged aid, data, development, Finance, monitoring | 3 Comments

If education cannot wait, then humanitarian aid needs to increase

Posted on 29 June 2018 by GEM Report

The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018 (GHA 2018) was released last week along with UNHCR’s Global Trends Report. Just as there are more people displaced than ever before, levels of humanitarian assistance are also at an all-time high. The GHA … Continue reading →

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Aid to education reached an all‑time high in 2016

Posted on 24 May 2018 by GEM Report

A new policy paper released by the GEM Report shows that aid to education has reached its highest level since records began. Between 2015 and 2016, it grew by US$1.5 billion, or 13%, to a record US$13.4 billion. This is … Continue reading →

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Education cannot wait, and yet it always does

Posted on 23 October 2015 by GEM Report

For many years now there have been calls for greater attention to education in crisis situations from a multitude of advocacy organisations and influential spokespeople. Despite this noise, although there have been some indications of progress, there have been no … Continue reading →