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GPE Launches Open Data Project to Better Measure Education Progress and Make it Transparent
New data webpages for 29 countries with thousands of education data points Only few insiders know that the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is gathering vast amounts of data and education indicators from dozens of GPE developing-country partners. There are thousands of precious data points … Read more »
Reading Helps You Think
Picture of the Week “In Ollantaytambo in Peru, children learn that reading inspires and motivates them to pursue their own interests, passions and dedications.” This picture and essay were submitted to the 2012 Reading Changed My Life Contest by Nelson Sosa from Argentina. Take a look at … Read more »
Do You Need a Room to Learn?
USAID’s commitment to closing the gap on the Education MDG Developing countries have succeeded in reducing the number out-of-school primary-aged children by 37 million since 1999. However, progress towards universal access has stagnated, and more than 61 million primary-aged children still remain … Read more »
Family = Support to Children’s Education
Family members are key in helping children to learn and succeed In the Dominican Republic, Odalis (on the left in this photo) learned to read when she was 8 years old. She lived with her grandparents who did not know how to read. With her cousins, she would try to read the book "Nacho". They … Read more »
Learning in Sierra Leone: Minirn is 12 Years Old and Wants to be a Nurse
How GPE and its partners help children in Sierra Leone to get an education Minirn is 12 years old and a 6th grade student in Boma School in Kenema municipality in Sierra Leone. Her parents are farmers, and she hopes to be a nurse someday. Minirn is on a good education path and might well fulfill … Read more »
Using Education to Sustain Africa’s Growth
This blog post was originally published in ‘This is Africa’. The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report tells us that sustained economic growth across Africa is due, at least in part, to institutional reforms in the health and primary education sectors. Education increases … Read more »
Learning a New Language Can Open Doors
Picture of the week “In this satellite school in the Bandarban Hills in Bangladesh, the students are learning Bengali. The Bandarban Hills are remote and the people do not grow up speaking the national language. Bengali language skills will allow this new generation to have more opportunities … Read more »