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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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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
Les écoles rurales en France : les oubliées de l’inclusion ?
English / Français Par Jean-Luc Massalon, ex-directeur d’école, coordinateur d’Unités localisées pour l’inclusion scolaire (ULIS) avec la collaboration de Daniel April (Rapport GEM, UNESCO) L’inclusion n’existe que par manquement ; ce n’est que parce qu’on a au préalable exclu que l’on peut … Continue reading
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Tagged access, out of school, rural schools
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Rural schools in France: how inclusive are they?
English / Français By Jean-Luc Massalon, former school principal, coordinator of Localised Educational Inclusion Units (ULIS) with the collaboration of Daniel April (GEM Report, UNESCO) Inclusion doesn’t exist by default, it is only when someone is excluded that inclusion becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged access, out of school, rural schools
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The call for proposals for the 2021 GEM Fellowship is now open
We are pleased to launch the third round of the GEM Report Fellowship programme, which started in 2019, thanks to the support of the Open Society Foundations. The GEM Report Fellowship Programme supports researchers who aim to bring a fresh … 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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