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Education Plus Development
Jenny Alexander and Jenny Perlman Robinson
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March 7, 2014 3:17pm
In light of International Women's Day, Jenny Alexander and Jenny Perlman Robinson argue that a focus on girls' education can help achieve this year's theme of "Equality for Women is Progress for All."
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Education Plus Development
Liesbet Steer
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February 20, 2014 4:13pm
Liesbet Steer shares seven facts about the current state of global education financing ahead of the February 24 webcast discussion with former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other prominent education experts.
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Education Plus Development
Rebecca Winthrop, Homi Kharas and Jenny Alexander
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February 19, 2014 12:59pm
Rebecca Winthrop, Homi Kharas and Jenny Alexander discuss the steps needed to scale up and finance quality education in the post-2015 world.
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Education Plus Development
Maribel Soliván and Rebecca Winthrop
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February 14, 2014 11:58am
Maribel Soliván and Rebecca Winthrop recap the findings in this year's Global Monitoring Report (GMR), the annual publication that tracks progress toward Education For All (EFA) goals, and emphasize the urgency of the global learning crisis.
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Education Plus Development
Katie Smith and Liesbet Steer
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February 3, 2014 5:18pm
Liesbet Steer and Katie Smith discuss South Sudan's struggle to find to peace and argue that the future of the country depends heavily on its ability to educate its children and youth.
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Education Plus Development
Allison Anderson
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January 30, 2014 1:00pm
Following President Obama's State of the Union address, Allison Anderson discusses U.S.'s efforts to achieve and sustain global education and development goals, including the country's role as a UN Global Education First Initiative Champion Country.
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Education Plus Development
Gabriel Zinny and James McBride
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January 23, 2014 4:54pm
Gabriel Zinny and James McBride recap a recent Center for Universal Education (CUE) and Global-CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative event on education innovation in Latin America with Andres Delich, former minister of education of Argentina.
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Education Plus Development
Maribel Soliván
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January 23, 2014 9:50am
Maribel Soliván discusses the education challenges facing Colombia's capital, Bogota, including the accommodation of the city's school-age population of more than 1.4 million children and youth, which has grown in recent decades due to intense rural-urban migration.
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Education Plus Development
Xanthe Ackerman
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January 22, 2014 1:33pm
In light of the Geneva II talks on Syria, Xanthe Ackerman argues that in addition to implementing the Six-Point Plan, representatives should also specify measures to protect education from attack and address the catastrophic condition of Syrian education as matters of international concern and security.
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Education Plus Development
Xanthe Ackerman
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January 17, 2014 4:13pm
Xanthe Ackerman discusses Turkey's efforts to provide educational services to Syrian refugee children, including five priorities for non-camp children living in Turkey whose families often struggle to find free schools that offer Arabic language instruction.
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