KEY TWEETS
- New @GEMReport shows education must fundamentally change if we’re to meet our new development goals #SDGs #sdg4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- New @GEMReport says education cant just transfer knowledge. We nd skills to shift to greener ways of living bit.ly/sdg4all #sdg4all [[Tweet]
- New @GEMReport shows by 2020 there’ll be 40mill too few workers with tertiary education relative to demand. bit.ly/sdg4all #sdg4all [[Tweet]
- Achieving universal upper secondary education by 2030 could lift 60m out of poverty shows new @GEMReport #sdg4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- Poorest countries will achieve universal primary education 100yrs later than richest shows new @GEMReport #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- +1/10 rich countries will not achieve universal upper secondary completion by 2030 shows new @GEMReport #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- Stalling education progress now would increase deaths from natural disasters by 20% p/decade: @GEMReport #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- .@GEMReport shows cross-sector work makes sense: delivering health treatments thru schools is 1/10 of cost #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- .@GEMReport calls on governments to track inequalities with a new globally comparable survey on education #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- Education is best climate change awareness tool, yet only 1/2 countries incl environmental edu in curricula #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
- Analysis of aid since 2003 showed it was associated with trade interests, not numbers out of school #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all [Tweet]
Education for people and planet:
.@IrinaBokova Achieving #education commitments requires unprecedented & immediate break with past trends #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Contrary to global commitments for #2030, universal primary education will be achieved in 2042 #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Presently 1% of poorest rural females will reach target of upper secondary #education #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
One in ten children will still not complete primary education by the global deadline in 2030 shows new @GEMReport Bit.ly/sdg4all
Universal lower secondary #education will only be achieved in 2059 #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all #SDG4all
Universal upper secondary #education will be achieved in 2084 #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Not even rich countries are on course to meet #education 2030 targets #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Poorest countries wont achieve universal lower secondary education until next century shows new @GEMReport #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Universal upper sec education for women in #SSAfrica by 2030 wld prevent 3.5mill child deaths in a decade #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Universal upper secondary edu by 2030 in low income countries could increase p/capita income by 75% by 2050 #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Achieving universal secondary education by 2030 could prevent 20,000 deaths from disasters by 2040–2050 #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
.@BenavotGMR Complacency in #education is not an option if we are to solve global challenges #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
.@JeffDSachs: Learning shld start at birth & cont to adulthood to achieve #SDGs- 1/3 adults are financially literate Bit.ly/sdg4all
.@GEMReport says: Learning must continue throughout our lives, in schools, in communities & in the workplace #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
To achieve sustainable development other sectors must view #education as a partner for #change #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Education needs a re-think if we are to live up to the needs of people & our planet shows new @GEMReport #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
For #education to be transformative in support of new #SDGs, ‘education as usual’ will not suffice #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Ministries, civil society, the private sector, local & national govts much collaborate to achieve #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
We must use education as a capacity-building tool in all sectors #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
We must invest in integrated interventions that'll have multiplier effect for several dev outcomes #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
Edu can't fight inequality alone- cross sectoral co-op is needed to reduce barriers to gender equality #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Education funding needs to be both adequate & predictable to ensure provision of good quality education #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Recommendations for monitoring SDG 4:
Regional orgs must help countries exchange info on education successes & challenges, including equity #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Quality is about more than learning outcomes. Countries must monitor curricula & textbooks too- @GEMReport #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Education ministries should help craft questions on education for household surveys #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Countries should adopt national education accounts to know who's contributing what, from govt to households #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Monitoring learning should incl monitoring skills of those who’ve never been to school, or have dropped out #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Education ministries need to work closer with national stats agencies to know more abt edu inequalities #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
A global research hub should be set up with resources relevant to monitoring the new education targets #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Countries must be given chance to contribute to discussions on monitoring edu in informed & meaningful way #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
We do not need a data revolution! Just better coordination between agencies & more resources #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
We would know more abt teacher availability if personnel databases were linked with edu management systems #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
We urgently need a global mechanism on scholarships so we know who is receiving them and to study what #SDG4ALL Bit.ly/sdg4all
Countries are not going to meet a single global #education commitment by #2030, shows the first official @GEM Report UNESCO for the new global #education goal, having devastating consequences for #development. #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
The 2016 @GEM Report UNESCO, shows that, on current trends, contrary to global commitments for 2030, universal primary education will be achieved in 2042; universal lower secondary completion in 2059; and universal upper secondary completion in 2084. #SDG4all Bit.ly/sdg4all
The 2016 @GEM Report UNESCO shows that even modest progress can make a big difference to key #development outcomes. Achieving universal upper secondary #education by 2030 could prevent 3.5 million child deaths between 2050-2060. Achieving this target in low income countries by 2030 could increase per capita income by 75% by 2050 and lift 60 million out of poverty. Bit.ly/sdg4all
Countries are not going to meet any of the global education commitments by 2030, shows the first official monitoring Report for the new global education goal, having devastating consequences for development. The 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, UNESCO, shows that, on current trends, contrary to global commitments for 2030, universal primary education will be achieved in 2042; universal lower secondary completion in 2059; and universal upper secondary completion in 2084.
“A fundamental change is needed in the way we think about education’s role in global development, because it has a catalytic impact on the well-being of individuals and the future of our planet,” said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova. “Now, more than ever, education has a responsibility to be in gear with 21st century challenges and aspirations, and foster the right types of values and skills that will lead to sustainable and inclusive growth, and peaceful living together.” Bit.ly/sdg4all