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Category Archives: Inclusion
Millions of children with disabilities are missing out on education. Like me, they deserve to fulfill their potential
By Brina Maxino When I was 9 years old, a psychologist told my parents I had a low IQ because I was born with Down syndrome. Seven years later, I graduated high school as class valedictorian. At the age of … Continue reading
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Tagged disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusion champions, inclusive education
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Recovery packages ignoring the disadvantaged won’t hold ground
By Stefania Giannini, Assistant-Director General for Education at UNESCO The arrival of COVID-19 has driven wedges of inequalities to breaking point in all corners of the earth. Already, before the arrival of the pandemic, Latin America and the Caribbean was … Continue reading
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Tagged disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education
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Children with disabilities are still often excluded from education
Today, December 3rd, marks the annual celebration of persons with disabilities. It is a reminder of the importance of removing barriers to education for all people living with disability, both visible and invisible. As many readers will know, the latest … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 GEM Report, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education
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Education policies and practices continue to fail girls over early pregnancy
English / Español By Nicole Bella, Matthias Eck and Constanza Ginestra Early pregnancy has been identified as a critical driver of school dropout and exclusion, especially for girls. Twenty-five years ago, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark … Continue reading
Posted in access, Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion
Tagged 2020 gender report, Gender, pregnancy
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Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: Education for all
By Senator Dr Gertrude Musuruve Inimah, Kenya Parliament, representing persons with disabilities, and co-chair of the International Parliamentary Network for Education Inclusion, the theme of the Global Education Monitoring Report 2020, is another way of saying ‘Education for all’. Both … Continue reading
Why laws and policies matter for inclusion
Laws and policies determine the framework for achieving inclusion in education. Hence the reason for launching the Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews website, PEER, which contains country profiles of laws and policies on areas specific to SDG 4, starting with inclusion. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 LAC Report, Caribbean, Inclusion, inclusive education, latin america, laws and policies
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New GEM regional report on inclusion and education for Latin America and the Caribbean launched today
English / Español A new GEM regional report, Todos y todas sin excepción, in partnership with the Laboratory of Education, Research and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean (SUMMA) and and the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America … Continue reading
Rhetoric versus reality of Indian education policies for children with disabilities
By Vibhu Sharma, Research Consultant, Disability and Inclusion, Theirworld I was enthralled to read this year’s Global Education Monitoring Report, focusing on inclusion and education. Being, first, a person with disability, and, second, brought up in India, I had to … Continue reading
Now more than ever we need to talk about inclusion in schools
English / Español No teacher should have to pay with their life for carrying out their job. The horrifically violent circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Paty, in a suburb of Paris on October 16 have traumatised France. As French … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, violence
Tagged Inclusion, school violence, Target 4.a, teachers, violence
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