Category Archives: Uncategorized

Trash Hack: young people rethink waste in their schools, homes and communities with UNESCO

Posted on 16 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Giulia Ceriani, UNESCO Each year the world generates over two billion tonnes of waste. Trash clogs our oceans, fills our streets and litters huge areas of the planet. Waste and over consumption are both contributors to the climate crisis. … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, Environment, Uncategorized | Tagged climate, climate change, Environment, sustainable development, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Join our cartoon competition on school choice launched in partnership with the Cartoon Movement

Posted on 15 June 2021 by GEM Report

This year, for the first time ever, the GEM Report is launching a cartoon competition in partnership with the Cartoon Movement, a global platform for editorial cartoons and comics journalism with a community of over 500 cartoonists in more than 80 … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-state actors, private schools, private sector, privatisation, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 GEM Report, Non-state actors, private schools, private sector, privatisation | Leave a comment

Despite progress, segregated education persists in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Posted on 7 June 2021 by GEM Report

English / Español Today, the regional edition of the GEM Report on inclusion and education in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia has been released in Russian, with an executive summary version produced in almost 30 regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, equality, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.1, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

What role can schools play to end violence and sexual harassment?

Posted on 7 May 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog By Manos Antoninis Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society. When will it be safe for a woman to walk herself home at night without the threat of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, school violence, Sexual violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged school violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Children with disabilities can learn…and the pandemic should be no barrier!

Posted on 5 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Rita Crespo Fernandez, Humanity & Inclusion 🔊 Listen to this blog Khursaid, who lives in Nepal, is in the 4th grade. He can only see when using glasses and has been using them since he was two. During the … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, disability, Inclusion | 2 Comments

Introducing five new GEM Report Fellows for 2021

Posted on 4 May 2021 by GEM Report

English / Español We are pleased to announce five new fellowship appointments for the GEM Report for this year. The new fellows for 2021 responded to a call for research proposals that would: utilize the GEM Report’s data resources, notably … Continue reading →

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Accelerating the universal prohibition of corporal punishment in educational settings

Posted on 30 April 2021 by GEM Report

Physical violence or the prospect of it affects children in every country, community and culture around the world. Sadly, much of that violence occurs in educational settings at the hands of teachers and caregivers. Continue reading →

Posted in school violence, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged corporal punishment, IPNEd, korea, Pakistan, Target 4.a | Leave a comment

The GEM Report at #CIES2021

Posted on 23 April 2021 by GEM Report

The 2021 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference will commence next week with education researchers, students, practitioners, and policy makers taking part in this annual (100% virtual) event under the theme ‘Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts’. The Global Education … Continue reading →

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Mission: Recovering Education 2021

Posted on 30 March 2021 by GEM Report

By Stefania Giannini, Robert Jenkins and Jaime Saavedra 🔊 Listen to this blog When your house is on fire, you don’t worry about how big it is, the colour of the paint on the walls, or whether the kitchen is … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Finance, Learning, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, learning, out of school, target 4.1, target 4.6, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

How will countries make up for lost learning during the pandemic?

Posted on 25 March 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog As one lockdown week morphs into another, the learning of millions of students continues to be disrupted. UNESCO figures show, on average, two-thirds of an academic year has been lost worldwide due to COVID-19 school closures. The learning loss is enormous. The … Continue reading →