Education and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
As the 2015 expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, the goal of achieving universal access to primary education is unlikely to be realized. Worldwide, 61 million children still do not have access to primary school and millions more are in school but not learning basic skills. In response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a five-year global education initiative, Education First, at the U.N. General Assembly this September, calling on local governments and the international community to prioritize quality education leading up to and following 2015.
On December 5, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings hosted a discussion on the role of education in the post-2015 development agenda. Building on the launch of Education First, the panelists discussed how to reach the remaining children with no access to school, and improve the quality and relevancy of education for all children and youth.
Agenda
Keynote Address: Education First and the Post-2015 Agenda
Gordon Brown
Special Envoy for Global Education - United Nations
Former Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer - United Kingdom
Welcome
Panel 1: Education Priorities - How to Meet the MDGs Looking toward Post-2015
Patrick Awuah
Founder and President - Ashesi University
Carol Bellamy
Chair - Global Partnership for Education
César Guadalupe
Former Brookings Expert
Ritu Sharma
Co-Founder and President - Women Thrive Worldwide
Panel 2: 2012 Global Monitoring Report on Youth and Skills
Mary Chandler
Director of Policy and Planning, Corporate Responsibility - Cummins, Inc.
Clare Ignatowski
Senior Advisor for Workforce Development and Youth - U.S. Agency for International Development
Joseph Munyambanza
Co-Founder and Education Director - COBURWAS
Pauline Rose
Director - Education for All Global Monitoring Report
Tyrone LittleJohn
Assistant Job Readiness Trainer, Youth Adult Internship Program
Reception & Announcements on Efforts to Improve the Quality of Education
Rebecca Winthrop
Director - Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Homi Kharas
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
Lori Heninger
Director - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Sarah Hendriks
Global Gender Advisor, Plan International
Dennis Sinyolo
Coordinator, Education and Employment Unit, Education International
Holly Gordon
Executive Director, The Documentary Group
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