The First Grader
On May 16, hundreds of education advocates, including GCE-US and the National Education Association, gathered at the National Geographic Society for a special screening of the new feature film of ” The First Grader.”
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Update from Global Action Week 2011
Global Action Week celebrations continue around the country. Last week, GCE-US mobilized thousands of students to participate in Global Action Week and the Blue Ribbon Campaign.
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GCE-US Launches Blue Ribbon Campaign
GCE-US is excited to announce the launch of the Blue Ribbon Campaign! This new national awareness effort will connect students in the US with the millions of children around the world who are denied access to quality education.
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GCE-US Responds to President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union
In response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night, Joanna Kuebler, director of the Global Campaign for Education, U.S. issued the following statement:
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Coalition Members ask Obama to Highlight the Importance of Education to Global Economic Recovery
In advance of a meeting next week between President Obama and President Sarkozy of France, the Global Campaign for Education, US sent the following letter to Obama, which was co-signed by eight coalition member organizations
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Global Campaign for Education, US Applauds Senator Gillibrand and EFA Act
The Global Campaign for Education, US (GCE-US) today applauded Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for her introduction of the Education for All Act of 2010.
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Education Advocates call on President Obama to Commit to a Global Fund for Education
In advance of next week’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit, members of the Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) sent President Barack Obama a letter today calling on him to commit to a Global Fund for Education as part of his plan for the MDGs.
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GCE-US Applauds Rep. Lowey and Funding for Multilateral Education Fund
The Global Campaign for Education – U.S. today applauded the inclusion of new funding for a multilateral education fund in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011.
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GCE-US Calls on President Obama to Make Education a Development Priority
In response to the President’s views on a new approach to development outlined at the recent G8 Summit in Canada, the Global Campaign for Education - U.S. today released the following statement:
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More than 40 Community Leaders Call on President Obama to Attend Landmark Education Summit
A letter signed by more than 40 local, state, and federal leaders, and education advocates was sent to President Barack Obama today calling on him to attend the heads of state summit on global education in South Africa scheduled to take place this month.
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