Tag Archives: governance

Accountability in action in education in Jamaica

Posted on 2 April 2019 by GEM Report

Last week, a meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of the Parliament in Jamaica called for officials at the Ministry of Education to appear before it to give an account of the Ministry’s operations. The reason for … Continue reading →

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Protect media freedom for transparency and accountability in education

Posted on 3 May 2018 by GEM Report

3 May marks World Press Freedom Day, a date that celebrates the fundamental principle of freedom of expression and offers an opportunity to evaluate the situation of journalists around the world. It reminds us that the defence of those striving … Continue reading →

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Global Action Week 2018: We demand that States fulfil their commitments to education!

Posted on 27 April 2018 by GEM Report

By Socio-educational Forum (Foro Socio Educativo – FSE) and Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) The Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) embraces the 2018 theme Accountability for SDG4 and the slogan “Keep your promises for education!”. … Continue reading →

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New GEM Report says ‘Don’t just blame the teacher when the system is at fault’

Posted on 24 October 2017 by GEM Report

The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report was released today at global events in Maputo, Mozambique, Brasilia, Brazil and in London, UK. It stresses that accountability is indispensable in achieving SDG 4. The Report highlights the responsibility of governments to … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Conflict, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Inclusion, monitoring, privatisation, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, Testing, Training, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, education, governance, private schools, regulations, school choice, target 4.c, teachers, Testing | 1 Comment

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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Syrian refugees make the best of temporary schools

Posted on 18 March 2014 by Manos Antoninis

Mohammed, a teacher from Syria who lives in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, is the fourth participant in our 10-week #TeacherTuesday campaign. His daily struggle to help Syrian refugee children underlines the need to support teachers in difficult situations – … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Arab States, Basic education, Conflict, Disaster preparedness, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Governance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Refugees and displaced people, Teachers | Tagged #Target 4.5, #TeacherTuesday Blog Series, conflict, development, education, Education for All, finance, governance, humanitarian aid, learning, poverty, primary education, refugees | 6 Comments

Let’s clarify the definition of aid to education so that it benefits the poorest

Posted on 17 February 2014 by Manos Antoninis

What is aid? Most people would agree with the dictionary that says aid is “material help given by one country to another” – and would expect aid to go to those most in need. But almost a fifth of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Donors, Equality, Equity, Finance, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework | Tagged aid, basic education, developing countries, donor, donors, education, Education for All, finance, financing, Global Monitoring Report, governance, post-2015, primary education | 3 Comments

BRIEFLY: Gordon Brown calls for new global education fund

Posted on 27 January 2012 by EFA Editor

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown, a co-convenor of the High Level Panel on Education, released a report this week calling for the establishment of an independent global fund for education, to raise the $16 billion needed each year to … Continue reading →