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Civil society organizations applaud the International Finance Corporation's decision to move away from for-profit education investments. The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has set a new precedent in upholding the right to education in an official commitment to freeze investments in private for-profit pre-primary, primary, and secondary (also called “K-12”) schools. The signatory organizations applaud this landmark decision by the IFC, which responds to the concerns voiced by civil society about the effects on segregation and exclusion, inadequate education quality, avoidance of standards and regulations, poor labour conditions, and profit-seeking behavior of commercial schools.

President Trump released his fiscal year 2021 budget request on February 10, 2020. Read to learn more about the implications of the budget request, the concerns of GCE-US, and how you can get involved.

The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) commends the House Foreign Affairs Committee for unanimously passing the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019 (H.R. 4864) and the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act (H.R. 4508) out of committee on December 18, 2019.

The Global Campaign for Education-US commends Congress for including $875 million for international basic education in the FY2020 State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill.

The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) applauds the career-long accomplishments of Representative Nita Lowey (NY-17), who has consistently championed the universal human right to education.

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.