Action Blog: Action Alert

Learn more about the Leave No Child Behind: Invest in the Early Years Global Report Launch held on November 19, 2020.

The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) thanks Congresswoman Nita Lowey for her decades of dedication to international basic education. She will retire from Congress in January after 32 years of service. Read here to learn about her accomplishments and how you can also thank her!

Read here to learn about International Literacy Day and how you can be involved every day! 

Read here to learn about how opening schools again in the midst of COVID-19 can disproportionately impact students from low-income households. GCE-US Fellow, Shruti Nallappa discusses the consequences of reopenings in New York City. 

Read here to gain insight into Zhuri Bryant's internship experience with GCE-US. 

Read here to learn about how COVID-19 is impacting Brazil and its education sector. 

Read here to learn about the event that took place online in honor of the 75th United Nations Charter Day. This blog also discusses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and further about how the world has changed due to COVID-19.

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.

See here to read about the World Refugee Day Webinar hosting by Jesuit Refugee Services/USA, Jesuit Refugee Services/Mexico, and Kino Border Initiative. 

UNESCO has just launched the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report for 2020. Read here to learn more and see the report.