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Washington, D.C. - From April 22 to April 28, 2018, the Global Campaign for Education-US will celebrate its 15th Global Action Week for Education! This year’s Global Action Week for Education theme focuses on Citizen Participation and Accountability for Sustainable Development Goal 4. We invite you to become a citizen participant by joining Global Action Week for Education & urging Congress to fully fund global education!

On March 26, 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Julie E. Cram to be the Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance. The Global Campaign for Education-US welcomes this nomination. We look forward to working with the Senior Coordinator to implement the READ Act and ensure quality education for children and youth.

Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill, which appropriated $800 million for international basic education and $87.5 million for multilateral partnerships that support global education. 

Celebrate International Women's Day with GCE-US!

Washington, D.C. - On February 12, 2018, President Trump released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019. The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) firmly opposes proposed cuts, which would negatively impact children and youth around the world.

On February 2, 2018, government, civil society and business leaders gathered at the 2018 Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference in Dakar, Senegal, and pledged to finance global education for children and youth around the world.

VIDEO: "We must ensure quality education for every child" ~Malala Yousafzai

EVENT SUMMARY: CELEBRATION TO HONOR CHAMPIONS OF THE READ ACT

On September 26, 2017, the World Bank released the first-ever World Development Report focused on education. GCE-US applauds highlights on public, universal, quality education, and urges the World Bank to advocate more boldly for increased global education funding.

During the opening of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, we encourage donors and decision makers to prioritize follow-up from last year’s Leaders’ Summit for Refugees to ensure that students see the benefits of commitments that were made on their behalf.