Category: Education
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Why 2016 is the year to leap, not shuffle, towards gender equality
By Emily and Katie Berrington Despite being the year that the United States may be set to welcome its first female president; the first year that Saudi Arabia’s female residents will live under municipal governments that they were able to vote in; and the year that more than 90 countries answered the UN Women’s call…
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Malala Day – youth leading a revolution in education
by Joe Walker, LCID Parliamentary Officer Today is Malala Day. Sometimes it takes just one event, big or small, to bring about a revolution and to change the world. Young people have often been the inspiration and power to rally in support of common social and moral causes, whether this is about civil rights, climate…
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Lessons from Cuba
by Jessica Toale, LCID Member No one could argue that post-Revolutionary Cuba has been an economic success story; however, an unmitigated programme of social equality despite economic hardship has ensured that the country boasts some of the highest human development indicators in the world. This strategy can provide some valuable lessons for much of the…
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Kevin Watkins is right – if the state education system is broken, fix the state, don’t go private
On today’s From Poverty to Power blog, senior visiting research fellow at the Brookings Institution Kevin Watkins makes the case in favour of public education. The post is in response to Justin Sandefur’s advocacy of private provision. The article is a strong summary of the evidence and arguments in favour of a progressive to education. This…
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Pearson low cost private schools won’t reach those most in need
by Ali Louis The UK education company Pearson has launched an initiative to start low cost private school in Africa and Asia. On the surface it is brilliant that the private sector is getting involved with development. However it is worrying that the input may only help to increase inequality and reduce social mobility Sixty eight million children…
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Why we still need International Literacy Day
Alex Canfor-Dumas writes for LCID to mark International Literacy Day which was last Thursday (8th September) It is a day on which the world should recognise both how far it has come, and what a very, very long way it has still to go. In 1950, nearly half the world’s adult population was unable to…
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Gordon Brown: Education for All would increase growth by 2%
Gordon Brown has authored a major new report on education and growth “Education For All; Beating Poverty, Unlocking Prosperity.” The report was launched today in South Africa with Graça Machel, Gordon’s co-convenor of the Global Campaign for Education’s High Level Panel. The report’s findings are that a renewed global commitment to education will: • Increase economic growth in the poorest countries…
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LCID reaction to Report on Labour’s Education record
The difficulty of being part of a political party is that sometimes you stand accused of being too tribal, too colour-blind, too willing to defend the party line. LCID it is not beyond criticising and critiquing the Labour Party’s own policy and record, but we will defend it passionately when we think it has come under…
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Fantastic opportunity to visit South Africa with ACTSA
Are you an active member in a youth or student movement? Are you interested in Southern Africa Issues? Action For Southern Africa want you to be part of their 2010 Youth and Student Delegation to South Africa. You will gain an in-depth knowledge on Education issues, HIV/AIDS, Civil Society, South Africa Government, South Africa’s relations…
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Cuts to development education may increase public scepticism
First posted on Left Foot Forward. Monday saw the first cuts at DfID were announced by the new Conservative administration, as new international development secretary Andrew Mitchell announced that projects designed to raise awareness of development issues amongst the UK public are to be scrapped. He said: “I’m surprised that Labour ministers thought these projects…
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