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Education Plus Development
Jenny Perlman Robinson and Jenny Alexander
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December 11, 2013 5:36pm
Jenny Perlman Robinson and Jenny Alexander discuss the key takeaways from the results of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tested more than 510,000 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science in 65 countries and economies.
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Education Plus Development
Tamar Atinc and Emily Gustafsson-Wright
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November 25, 2013 5:33pm
Tamar Atinc and Emily Gustafsson-Wright discuss the importance of the early childhood development (ECD) following a recent Brookings event with Madame Liu Yandong, vice premier of the People’s Republic of China, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, in which both spoke on the possibilities for collaboration between the U.S. and China on advancing ECD.
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Education Plus Development
Rebecca Winthrop and Maribel Soliván
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October 24, 2013 2:50pm
Following the release of the Learning Metrics Task Force recommendations on improving learning opportunities worldwide, several high-level champions of global education—including Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia—spoke about the recommendations and the importance of focusing on learning and measuring learning outcomes.
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Education Plus Development
Xanthe Ackerman
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October 24, 2013 10:39am
Xanthe Ackerman discusses the need for international attention to the education crisis in Syria and highlights several points for the international community to consider when responding, including investing at a local capacity, supporting refugee education and focusing on learning outcomes.
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Education Plus Development
Jenny Perlman Robinson and Jenny Alexander
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October 11, 2013 4:51pm
Since Malala Yousafzai's brutal attack in October 2012, she has come to symbolize the injustice that millions of children face in exercising their right to an education. Jenny Perlman Robinson and Jenny Alexander discuss Malala's impact on promoting education and how the education community can seize the momentum.
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Education Plus Development
Xanthe Ackerman
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October 10, 2013 1:51pm
October 11 marks International Day of the Girl Child, a day to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. To highlight the 2013 theme, "Innovating for Girls’ Education," Xanthe Ackerman identifies five policy ideas for improving learning outcomes for girls around the world.
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Education Plus Development
Julia Gillard and Rebecca Winthrop
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October 9, 2013 12:22pm
Rebecca Winthrop speaks with former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who recently joined Brookings as a nonresident senior fellow, on global education and her advice to girls and young women around the world on overcoming the challenges to getting an education.
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Education Plus Development
Maysa Jalbout and Sarah Dryden-Peterson
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October 8, 2013 1:52pm
Maysa Jalbout and Sarah Dryden-Peterson call for international support of teachers and their students' right to learn in conflict-affected countries where learning opportunities remain challenging.
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Education Plus Development
Gabriel Zinny and James McBride
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September 27, 2013 12:07pm
Gabriel Zinny discusses the challenges for education in Latin America and argues that promoting innovation through private-public partnerships is the key reshaping the region's education sector.
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Education Plus Development
Maysa Jalbout
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September 26, 2013 2:34pm
While the case for corporate investment in education has always been strong, Maysa Jalbout argues that it is still the most overlooked element of the humanitarian crisis in Syria, despite it being a top priority for refugees.
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