As a volunteer literacy tutor in Charlotte, NC where post-Covid just 25% of 3rd graders are proficient in #reading, it's hard to understand why the government is not funding high-intensity #tutoring. There is so much goodwill in the community yet why leave this up to volunteers?

🗓️ On 26-27 July, the world's top education experts will gather in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the launch of the 2023 #GEMReport on technology in education. Sign up to receive a copy of the report in your inbox: bit.ly/2023gemreport-… #2023GEMReport

A lot of info in INEE #gender newsletter with upcoming events and opportunities. 📢 INEE Gender Newsletter, July 2023 - Resources, calls to action, events, and opinions.: mailchi.mp/inee.org/gende… #girlseducation #EiE

School districts must address learning losses. Key challenges include: lack of accelerated learning; too-low standards; low school attendance; lack of teacher training; and distracting culture wars. We owe it to our kids to do better The Brookings Institution brookings.edu/articles/accep…

Should smartphones be allowed in schools? Listen to this interview with Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO 's Kate Redman (@Rougewoman) on how use of smart phones - if allowed at all - should be evidence-based & structured to benefit learning. Countries are taking different approaches. #TechOnOurTerms

Suggestions from Gordon Brown to support girls in Afghanistan: - Expand online & radio courses offered by the rest of the world - Support global outreach - Send a delegation of Muslim leaders to Kandahar - Finance #girlseducation theguardian.com/commentisfree/… The Gaurdian

The Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO blog nails it again with this first-hand account on the importance of incorporating indigenous values and knowledge into schooling so that education for indigenous children and youth is relevant, respectful and useful.

Education has become a hot-button topic for all the wrong reasons - rather than fighting for quality outcomes, politicians are focused on culture wars, which IMHO hinders rather than helps children's learning. Who is going to step up to help kids learn? nytimes.com/2023/09/05/opi…

Without critical thinking skills people are more likely to embrace extreme ideologies and believe in conspiracy theories. Let's ensure that we are using known & proven methods to improve #Literacy for children everywhere. Democracy depends on it. #ILD2023 #LiteracyDay

Absolutely horrific.

Not sure why decolonize is in quotes because this is exactly what needs to happen for the region to attain the #SDG4 ideals. Won't be possible with local knowledge & understanding. New effort to 'decolonise' African education research devex.com/news/new-effor… #Devex via Devex

Schools are #NotATarget. Hospitals are #NotATarget. Children are #NotATarget. Civilians are #NotATarget. Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

Where are all the teachers?

Still so much work to do to ensure that all children have a chance to go to school AND to learn. These two things should go hand in hand but sadly many children who are in school are just not getting foundational literacy + numeracy skills #Education #SDG4 #PreparedfortheFuture

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." ~Malala Yousafzai Please retweet if you agree w/this #MondayMotivation & that #EducationCannotWait for any child! @un @malalafund @ziauddiny @ungei @fcdogec @mfa_lu @spainmfa Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 @yasminesherif1 #222MillionDreams✨📚

Para llegar al #Darien colombiano, viajamos en avión, barco, auto y tuk-tuk - complejo para nosotros, imagínense para los migrantes y refugiados que enfrentan múltiples obstáculos, amenazas, abusos y temor. Es urgente abordar las causas de estos movimientos desde la raíz.

There will be many elections in 2024. Some politicians are already using the slogan of “invasion” by migrants and refugees to gain votes. That argument is both wrong and useless in responding to the challenges of human mobility. Solutions exist and can be just and effective.

💔Tragic, shameful milestone in #Gaza conflict: 20,000 people killed as reported by local authorities 💔Of these, 70% reported to be children & women 💔That amounts to 14,000 children & women killed 💔136 #UNRWA colleagues killed, incl. many teachers. #HumanitarianCeasefire

A peaceful society needs investments in education.

Inequality is complex, yet denying advanced classes for some to "level the playing field" isn't right. Rather, ensure that all kids have access to pre-school and tutoring so that all can take harder courses regardless of socioeconomic status nytimes.com/2024/05/22/nyr… Troy Closson