Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently spoke alongside Gordon Brown, his Special Envoy for Global Education, to draw attention to the critical issue of finding innovative ways to finance education. The UN’s top official spelled out the world’s need for more, not less, money for education everywhere. Guterres explained that though wealthy nations can fund schools through … Read more
Recently, activists such as Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and U.N. messenger of peace, Malala Yousafzai, joined forces at the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City to implore world leaders to prioritize education and restore those educational budgets that were cut in the midst of the pandemic. As some may recall, Malala … Read more
Policymakers, education activists, and others who are worried about girls being left behind must look beyond school access. As many have philosophized before, there are many factors that go into students’ success in education. Education can transform a girl or boy’s life, but is it open to boys and girls equally? There is gender inequality … Read more
