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As world leaders gathered at last week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, the U.S. Government joined other public and private donors to support education programs for children and youth around the world affected by conflict and crisis.

The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) welcomes the decision from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to end funding used “to support for-profit provision of core education services.”

The Global Campaign for Education-US is utterly dismayed by the unwarranted announcement from the Trump administration to cut funding to the Office of Refugee Resettlement toward education, recreational programs, and legal services. The decision to refuse access to these vital provisions will detrimentally impact the lives of approximately 13,200 minors currently being held in federally contracted centers.

The Global Campaign for Education-US is pleased to support the updated draft of the political declaration of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) for its mention of access to inclusive and quality education. The changes made address our initial concern that the goal of education for all was left behind—despite Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) being under review at the HLPF this year.

The Global Campaign for Education - US is concerned that the zero draft of the political declaration of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) does not yet mention education. Our recommendations to remedy this wrong can be found here.

Thank you to all who advocated for universal access to quality education during this year's Global Action Week for Education! Over the course of the week, you contacted your Members of Congress, shared your education stories, and spread the word that education is a basic human right.

Washington, D.C. (February 24, 2019) The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) welcomes the launch of the 2018 data and recommendations for the Right to Education Index (RTEI), which monitors the right to education in countries based on indicators derived from the international right to education framework. RESULTS Educational Fund and global RTEI partners, including GCE-US, have gathered data on the scope and fulfillment of the global right to education from a network of countries around the world.

Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2019) – Global Campaign for Education welcomed the signing into law of the Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act by President Trump on January 14. GCE-US, together with partners including Girl Up and JRS/USA , supported this legislation since it was introduced in 2017.

On Wednesday, January 9th, the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act (WEEE Act) was successfully signed into law. The bipartisan legislation was led in the House of Representatives by former Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), and sponsored in the Senate by John Boozman (R-AR) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD).

The Global Campaign for Education-US is pleased that Representative Fitzpatrick (R-PA) will serve as the new Co-Chair of the Congressional International Basic Education Caucus. Representative Fitzpatrick has been a continuous supporter for foreign assistance and international education throughout his congressional career.