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Rebecca Winthrop

Director - Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

@rebeccawinthrop

A voter casts a ballot at the Flushing Volunteer Fire Department in Flushing, Ohio, March 6, 2012. Republicans are holding their "Super Tuesday" presidential primary in 10 states. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E8370HRA01

Education Plus Development

Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

Report

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

A child looks at DJI's Phantom 3 drone at their first flagship store in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China December 20, 2015. Chinese drone developers are racking up an impressive list of aerial solutions for a growing variety of demands, from police surveillance to agricultural mapping and traffic management. Already well established as a world leader in drone manufacturing, China is slowly emerging as a world-class innovator, not just a duplicator of foreign designs. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - GF10000272196

Education Plus Development

I moved a drone with my mind. Soon your students will too.

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, March 8, 2019

Students attend class at the Headstart private school in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz SEARCH "FIROUZ EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC19A8C65A60

Education Plus Development

A review of global education in 2018

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Students attend classes after the city was recaptured from the Islamic State militants in Qayyara, Iraq, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal - D1BEUNJJSIAB

Op-Ed

We studied 3,000 new education ideas—here’s how to choose the best

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, July 20, 2018

Senegalese President Macky Sall and French President Emmanuel Macron talk during an agreement signing ceremony at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool - RC1282C70620

Education Plus Development

Strengthening global education partnerships during a time of increasing isolationism

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Children work on laptops provided by Angola's sovereign wealth fund at a Dom Bosco Catholic mission school in Luanda's impoverished Sambizanga neighbourhood, Angola June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ed Cropley - D1AETJBZUTAB

Africa in focus

Foresight Africa viewpoint – Can technology help leapfrog education in Africa?

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

A Muslim girl learns to read the Koran at a madrassa, or religious school, during the holy month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E97V1E3P01

Education Plus Development

A review of education in 2017

Rebecca Winthrop

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Refugee schoolchildren attend in a classroom on the first day of the new school year at one of UNRWA schools in of Palestinian refugee camp in Amman

External Article

The Economist asks: What’s the next great leap for education?

Rebecca Winthrop

The Economist Monday, May 8, 2017

Schoolchildren study inside their classroom at a government-run school in Kolkata November 20, 2014. Picture taken November 20. To match story INDIA-RELIGION/EDUCATION REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION RELIGION) - RTR4EZDG

External Article

Indian pupils invent their own lessons

Rebecca Winthrop

BBC Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Education Plus Development

How can we “leapfrog” educational outcomes?

Rebecca Winthrop

November 7, 2016

Syrian refugee children queue as they head towards their classroom at a school in Mount Lebanon, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RTSR7H7

Report

US leadership in global education: The time is now

Rebecca Winthrop

Monday, October 17, 2016

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the start of their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Raedle/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSPKAK

External Article

The next debate must address women’s issues

Rebecca Winthrop

TIME Thursday, October 6, 2016

Howard Jackson, a Liberian migrant, attends a law class at a university in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain March 8, 2016. Jackson escaped civil war and spent three years crossing Africa before reaching Spain. Dressed up in one of his more than 200 costumes, from Peter Pan to Little Red Riding Hood, he is a well-known figure at an intersection entering the Spanish city of Seville where he has sold tissues to motorists for over a decade. Jackson is studying law and wants to become a judge. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo SEARCH "MIGRANT JACKSON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - GF10000350822

Education Plus Development

Top 6 trends in higher education

Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop

Thursday, January 10, 2019