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A girl holds a sign that reads: "Let's stop climate change", during a protest against climate change in Bogota, Colombia May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez - RC1BF6638B60

Education Plus Development

National climate strategies are forgetting about girls, children, and youth

Christina Kwauk, Jessica Cooke, Elisa Hara, and Joni Pegram

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

A girl looks on as people take part in a "youth strike for climate change" demonstration in London, Britain February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson - RC1F44A5E6F0

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Girls’ education in climate strategies

Christina Kwauk, Jessica Cooke, Elisa Hara, and Joni Pegram

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Street signs are pictured at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in San Diego, California, February 28, 2013. Looming sequestration cuts are expected to adversely effect scientific research in San Diego. REUTER/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E9310LEH01

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How universities can help tackle global challenges

Maysa Jalbout and Fred Dews

Friday, November 29, 2019

A child peeks through the border fence during the "Interfaith Service for Justice and Mercy at the Border" to demand the U.S. government to end the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the border, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RC1410DF6D00

Education Plus Development

Thank you, Mr. Rogers: An escape hatch for the holidays

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Helen Shwe Hadani

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

School children attend class at Waterstone College, a private school managed by Curro in the south of Johannesburg July 22, 2015. South African private education group Advtech rejected a takeover offer from its bigger rival Curro Holdings, saying on Tuesday the proposal contained "unacceptable pre-conditions". Advtech's shares fell more than 7 percent shortly after the announcement that it had rejected Curro's bid, but pared losses to close down 2.93 percent at 11.60 rand. The shares are up about 30 percent so far this year. Curro's stock shed 0.83 percent to close on 11.70 rand. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - GF10000166738

Education Plus Development

From Colombia to Cameroon: The gradual growth of impact bonds in developing countries

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, and Onyeka Nwabunnia

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Students take notes from 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) - GM1E98L1HOU01

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How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education

Emiliana Vegas, Lauren Ziegler, and Nicolas Zerbino

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Siddharth Dhage, 10, sits at his desk in a classroom at a school in Aurangabad, India, July 18, 2019. Dhage is among a small group of children who take a 14 km (9 miles) return train journey from their village in India to fetch water. "I don't like to spend time bringing water, but I don't have a choice," Dhage said. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas SEARCH "MASCARENHAS DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC138B42F900

Education Plus Development

How do you measure happiness? Exploring the happiness curriculum in Delhi schools

Helyn Kim, Vishal Talreja, and Sreehari Ravindranath

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Visitors to the National Archives view the Declaration of Independence, preserved under glass and special lighting, ahead of the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday in Washington, July 3, 2013. The declaration, which helped touch off the American Revolution in 1776, begins: "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth..." REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY) - GM1E97406U201

Education Plus Development

The bucket list for involved citizens: 76 things you can do to boost civic engagement

Rebecca Winthrop and Meg Heubeck

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Lim Myeong-hee (L), 16, and her friend, middle school students who defected from North Korea, memorize English words as they look at English textbooks during supplementary lessons at the Hangyeore Middle and High School in Anseong, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Seoul, July 21, 2011. From the start of the 1950-53 Korean War till 1998, the total number of defectors in South Korea stood at less than 1,000. Today, the number is around 23,000. South Korean government last month started building a second reception centre for North Korean defectors at Hwacheon, about half an hour's drive from the border. Picture taken on July 21, 2011. To match feature KOREA-NORTH/DEFECTORS. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY EDUCATION) - GM1E78M1DEV01

Education Plus Development

A selective strategy to advance social and emotional skills through textbooks

Colette Chabbott

Friday, November 8, 2019

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Realism about reskilling

Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, and Michael J. Meaney

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Girls in India

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Paying for education outcomes at scale in India

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Nashville skyline

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In 60 seconds or less: Growing cities (video)

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Pupils sit in a classroom at a government school in the capital city of Harare, Zimbabwe February 5, 2019, REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC111D6F3550

Education Plus Development

Taking education ‘back-to-the-basics’ at scale in Botswana

Gabby Arenge and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Parkopolis

Education Plus Development

At the intersection where education meets city planning: Playful Learning Landscapes

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Helen Shwe Hadani

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Urban Thinkscape

Education Plus Development

Philadelphia demonstrates the power of play for child and city development

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019