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Reuters/Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi - Students attend a class in a school in Sanaa, Yemen.

Save to My Portfolio Education under Attack: Violence Against Students, Teachers and Schools in Armed Conflicts

Friday, February 12, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On February 12, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host the Washington, DC launch of UNESCO’s report, Education under Attack 2010, with Brendan O’Malley, author of the report, Bede Sheppard of Human Rights Watch, Mark Richmond of UNESCO, and Rebecca Winthrop of Brookings. Read More

International Education, Education, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty

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Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas - A girl writes on a chalk board during the opening of the elementary school year in the old center of Managua.

Save to My Portfolio Reaching the Marginalized: Is a Quality Education Possible for All?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

As education systems in many of the world's poorest countries experience the aftershock of the global economic downturn, UNESCO is redoubling its efforts to increase access to education worldwide. On January 20, the Center for Universal Education hosted the release of UNESCO's 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Read More

Education, Developing Countries, International Education, Development, United Nations

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Reuters/Punit Paranjpe - Azharuddin Ismail, who acted as young Salim in the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", sits with his friends in a classroom.

Save to My Portfolio United States, India and Universal Education: Obama and Singh’s Shared Values Should Guide Them

David Gartner, November 24, 2009

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit to the White House provides an opportunity for the leaders of the world’s two largest democracies to create a shared vision for future generations. Both Prime Minister Singh and President Obama have made sweeping commitments to education in recent months. David Gartner writes that together they can develop a plan for achieving their shared goal of universal education for all children as key members of the G-20. Read more and comment

Education, India , International Education, Development

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Reuters/Akhtar Soomro - Internally displaced boys, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, attend class in Mardan district.

Save to My Portfolio Quality Education in Pakistan: Key to Long-term Peace and Development

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Too often the debate on education development in Pakistan is focused on the possible role of madrassahs in provoking violent extremism and sectarian conflict. However, this narrow focus serves to overshadow other factors that contribute to the country's educational system. On November 10, the Center for Universal Education hosted a discussion with leading Pakistani experts about the current status and future of the country’s education system. Read More

International Education, Education, Pakistan, South Asia, Foreign Aid

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Scott Wallace/World Bank - High school girls taking notes in Suapur, Bangladesh.

Save to My Portfolio Universal Education is an Investment for America

Rebecca Winthrop, September 24, 2009

President Obama's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative on September 22 stressed the importance of international development in a globalized world. Rebecca Winthrop outlines the benefits to Americans of supporting international development causes, with particular attention to universal education. Read more and comment

International Education, Education, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty

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The Center for Universal Education at Brookings develops and disseminates effective solutions to the challenges of achieving universal quality education. The center offers a forum for research, high-level dialogue, and public debate on a range of issues relevant to education in the developing world.

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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Policy CenterCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

CNAPS conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush is the director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. His public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

Policy CenterUrban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

Research ProjectArms Control Initiative

Few problems pose greater challenges to U.S. national security than controlling, reducing and countering the proliferation of nuclear arms. The Brookings Arms Control Initiative brings the Institution’s multidisciplinary strengths to bear on the critical challenges of arms control and non-proliferation.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.