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A student assembles a model aeroplane during an enrichment class at a secondary school in Singapore October 27, 2016. Picture taken October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC17C9D176C0

Education Plus Development

How do we teach 21st century skills in classrooms?

Esther Care, Helyn Kim, and Alvin Vista

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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Girls’ education research and policy symposium: Reaching the most marginalized

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Washington, DC

French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (C), President-designate of COP21, and Christiana Figueres (L), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, react during the final plenary session at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe - LR1EBCC1MTTOP

Education Plus Development

Building a pipeline of women in climate leadership: Short-term solution for long-term gains in climate action

Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Children write notes from a makeshift black board at a school in Mwezeni village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province in this picture taken June 5, 2012. The Eastern Cape, home to giants of the African National Congress like Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu who helped end apartheid and Thabo Mbeki, the nation's second democratically elected president, is a glaring example of the ruling party's failure to deliver its promise of a "better life for all". While thousands of schools wait each year for textbooks and many Eastern Cape children are forced to write on loose sheets, the ANC has produced copious reams of policy papers to be studied by about 3,000 delegates at next week's meeting. Picture taken June 5, 2012. To match Insight SAFRICA-ANC/ REUTERS/Ryan Gray (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS) - GM1E86O1TK601

Education Plus Development

Real-time scaling, the 2018 World Development Report, and getting millions learning

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Molly Curtiss

Friday, October 6, 2017

Spotlight: Skills for a Changing World

Skills for a Changing World - Philippines

Developing Economies

Skills for a changing world: National perspectives and the global movement

Esther Care, Helyn Kim, Kate Anderson, and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Children colour a map of Paris on a wall as "Paris Plages" (Paris Beach) opens along the banks of River Seine in Paris, France, July 20, 2015. The beach, in the heart of the French capital, includes stretches of imported sand and various free sporting activities for the public. Paris Plages runs during the summer holiday season from July 20 until August 16. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RTX1L2SO

Education Plus Development

Skills for a “gendered” world: Adding a gender perspective to the skills debate

Christina Kwauk, Amanda Braga, and Helyn Kim

Monday, April 3, 2017

Girls play at a public park in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - RTR4WJD6

Education Plus Development

Science of learning: Why do we care?

Helyn Kim, Eileen McGivney, and Esther Care

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Children use a "chess dice" during a lesson at the Dezso Lemhenyi school, which uses the new "Chess Palace" teaching programme of the world's best female chess player Judit Polgar, in Budapest October 15, 2013. With names like Jumpy Horse, Boom Rook and Tiny Pawn, pieces in the Chess Palace come to life and are like close friends who guide the children through difficult school subjects. They range in size from 1 cm (under half an inch) tall to a meter (three feet) in height. Chairs, walls and carpets also sport chess motifs. The pieces, whose combinations and moves represent mathematical, linguistic or musical patterns, help children develop their skills in chess and in their school studies while making the learning process a more joyous exercise. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: SPORT CHESS EDUCATION SOCIETY) - RTX14MC0

Education

Education is changing—It’s time assessment caught up

Esther Care and Alvin Vista

Monday, March 27, 2017

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Blog Posts

A girl carries a sleeping baby at a camp for displaced people fleeing violence from Gulak, a border town in the north of Adamawa state which was attacked in September 2014, January 31, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - GM1EB210WIL01

Education Plus Development

Promote girls’ reproductive rights in order to ensure equitable climate action

Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga

Thursday, October 5, 2017

A farmer looks at coffee beans at a coffee farm in the jungle of Villa Rica June 7, 2012. The high humidity and rich soil in the central jungle allow farmers to produce quality Arabica beans that is mostly for export. In 2010, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) awarded Peruvian coffee 'El Tunki' as the best special coffee in the world. Picture taken June 7, 2012. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) - GM2E8690U0K01

Education Plus Development

What’s next for impact bonds in developing countries?

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Afghan girls collect water from a public water pump in Kabul February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E72G1BCS01

Education Plus Development

3 ways to link girls’ education actors to climate action

Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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Research

Students play with their iPads at the Steve Jobs school in Sneek August 21, 2013. The Steve Jobs schools in the Netherlands are founded by the O4NT (Education For A New Time) organisation, which provides the children with iPads to help them learn with a more interactive experience. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E98L1HND01

Education in Developing Nations

Can we leapfrog? The potential of education innovations to rapidly accelerate progress

Rebecca Winthrop, Eileen McGivney, and Adam Barton

September 19, 2017

A girl carries a plastic container filled with water in a partially destroyed school used as a shelter after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - S1BEUGPVGKAA

Climate Change

3 platforms for girls’ education in climate strategies

Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga

Monday, September 18, 2017

Development Financing

Impact bonds in developing countries: Early learnings from the field

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Dean Segell, and Justice Durland

September 18, 2017

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Rebecca Winthrop

Director - Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Esther Care

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

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Jenny Perlman Robinson

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

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Education Plus Development

Cycling to success: A road to empowerment for rural girls in India

Armene Modi

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Schoolgirls queue up to receive from authorities at government school in Mumbai

Education Plus Development

WATCH: What are the key ingredients to scaling quality learning?

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Molly Curtiss

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Children attend the opening of a psychological support centre for children in Da'el town, north of Deraa, Syria, August 1, 2015. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir - RTX1MONN

Education Plus Development

Skills for a changing world: The global movement to prepare students for the 21st century

Renee McAlpin

Monday, April 24, 2017

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Center for Universal Education

How do we teach 21st century skills in classrooms?

Girls’ education research and policy symposium: Reaching the most marginalized

Building a pipeline of women in climate leadership: Short-term solution for long-term gains in climate action

Real-time scaling, the 2018 World Development Report, and getting millions learning

Spotlight: Skills for a Changing World

Skills for a changing world: National perspectives and the global movement

Skills for a “gendered” world: Adding a gender perspective to the skills debate

Science of learning: Why do we care?

Education is changing—It’s time assessment caught up

Blog Posts

Promote girls’ reproductive rights in order to ensure equitable climate action

What’s next for impact bonds in developing countries?

3 ways to link girls’ education actors to climate action

Research

Can we leapfrog? The potential of education innovations to rapidly accelerate progress

3 platforms for girls’ education in climate strategies

Impact bonds in developing countries: Early learnings from the field

Events

Empowering girls through education

The role of innovation in reaching the Education Commission’s goals

Impact bonds in developing countries

Experts

Rebecca Winthrop

Director - Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Esther Care

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Multimedia

Cycling to success: A road to empowerment for rural girls in India

WATCH: What are the key ingredients to scaling quality learning?

Skills for a changing world: The global movement to prepare students for the 21st century

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