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FILE PHOTO: Hurricane Maria, 2017: Maria would result in the worst natural disaster in the history of Puerto Rico, causing an estimated $90 billion in damage to the already economically struggling U.S. territory. Months after the storm, a research team led by Harvard University estimated the death toll at 4,645, not the 64 pegged by the island's government. The researchers estimate one-third perished because of delayed or interrupted medical care. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

FixGov

Federal breakdowns are accelerating

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

March 25, 2020, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Empty Harvard Yard in Cambridge, MA. Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow annouced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday on March 24. Harvard University closed its campus earlier in March. No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Education Plus Development

What can COVID-19 teach us about strengthening education systems?

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Representatives from all over the world attend the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 3 December 2018.The Chinese government encourages cross-cultural exchanges, and supports both Chinese sides and their foreign partners in making Confucius Institute a success, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said on Tuesday (4 December 2018). Sun, who is also chair of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, made the remarks at the opening of the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. About 1,500 representatives from 154 countries and regions attended the conference.No Use China. No Use France.

China

It’s time for a new policy on Confucius institutes

Jamie P. Horsley

Lawfare Thursday, April 1, 2021

Older Adults and Healthy Aging Working Group

Children are pictured during a visit by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to a school in Lilongwe, Malawi, October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1AD44180E0

Education Plus Development

Four key approaches to scaling community schools in Zambia

Barbara Chilangwa

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Patricia M. Kim

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center

M. Ayhan Kose

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Chief Economist and Director, Prospects Group - World Bank

Stuart M. Butler

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Andre M. Perry

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director - Governance Studies

Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation

Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

@DarrWest

Steven M. Lieberman

Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy

Tarik M. Yousef

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Jordanian students sit in class at Baptist School in Ajloun city, 77km north of Amman, October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN EDUCATION SOCIETY) - GM1E5A11PVB01

Education Plus Development

To create systems change in education, shift away from a ‘project mentality’

Friday, August 16, 2019

Elizabeth M. King

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

Tables are seen in a classroom as teacher Rhiannon Sharman makes preparations for Watlington Primary School to reopen to children on June 1, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Watlington, Britain, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

Brown Center Chalkboard

Schools need flexibility in coronavirus stabilization funds

Sarah Reber and Nora Gordon

Friday, May 22, 2020