

9:00 am EDT - 10:00 am EDT
Past Event
COVID-19 has simultaneously spurred a mass contraction of global GDP and a mass expansion of need. This increased demand on government budgets is causing national deficits to grow at a terrifying rate as countries grapple with the economic consequences of the pandemic.
As governments and philanthropic bodies move their spend to urgent social protection and economic revival programs, how do we protect education budgets, which in many countries and states were already stretched?
A panel of global education experts believes a new global narrative for education—one that clearly demonstrates the key role education will play in our recovery—is needed at the individual, family, community, national, and global levels.
The Center for Universal Education co-hosted this event with LearnIt.
Moderator
Panelist
Sweta Shah
July 23, 2025
Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Ema Eguchi, Elyse Painter, Victoria Arciniegas Gomez, Leydi Maldonado
June 30, 2025
Jennifer L. O’Donoghue, Christine Apiot Okudi, Ellen Chigwanda, Adefunke O. Ekine, Dasmine Kennedy, Joyce Kinyanjui, Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera, Sumbal Naveed, Mary Otieno, Jamila Razzaq, Atenea Rosado-Viurques, Nasrin Siddiqa, Tran Thi Ngoc Tran
June 30, 2025