Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs recommended that international basic education be funded at $975 million for the coming fiscal year (FY 2021) and an additional $150 million in emergency COVID-19 funding to support basic and higher education needs during the pandemic. The full House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the bill this Thursday, after which it will go to the full House.
Senior Policy Associate at The Century Foundation, Michelle Buris, disucsses the importance of talking about race in education spaces. See here to read more.
Zhuri Bryant, GCE-US Intern & Duke University Campus Leader,
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact education for youth all over the world, advocates in Morocco are working to ensure that private schools are not the only establishments recieving support from the government. Read more here!
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global issue and has highlighed the ongoing racial discrimination against communities of color, specificically the Black community in the United States. Learn how racial discrimination in education negatively impacts students of color and what you can do to help. #BlackLivesMatter
Schools in India have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This blog discusses how the closing of schools can impact the education of girls and young women. Read to learn more and how you can help.
Important update from all of us at GCE-US:Education for all, collaborative advocacy & partnership are more important now than ever. Join in doubling our actions in challenging times!
March marks Women’s History Month, a time where we celebrate the achievements of women and the strides we have taken towards equality. While there is much to celebrate, there is also much to be improved. Currently, there are 132 million girls who are out of school and do not have access to an education. Moreover, two thirds of all illiterate adults are women. It’s time we start investing in girls’ education, as the success of young girls and women leads to the success of society.
Global Partnership for Education and the Center for Universal Education at Brookings held an event at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC to discuss the progress made towards achieving gender transformation in education systems.
