School Readiness – a formula for equity?

After a slow start early childhood education is now picking up a pace, with more governments increasing their pre-school provision, through a mixture of state and private investment. What is only recently being recognised is that there are still many children not being able to access pre-school provision through living too far from the school,

Disadvantage at the Starting Gate: Early Childhood Education in Pakistan

Source: Disadvantage at the Starting Gate: Early Childhood Education in Pakistan By Huma Zia Faran, Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Pakistan. The recent upsurge in research on the development of a child’s brain underscores the need for greater attention to early childhood care and education, especially in developing countries. Studies (Cunha et al., 2006, and

COP 21 – More on Education and climate change

Why universal secondary education can help fight climate change Posted on 10 December 2015 by EFA Report Not only have climate scientists agreed that humans are contributing to climate change, but recent evidence also points out that the rate of warming is happening much faster now than it ever has before.  This is why, at the

COP 21 – Education increases awareness….

Education increases awareness and concern for the environment Posted on 8 December 2015 by EFA Report Our first blog around the COP21 taking place here in Paris where the GMR is based showed how education can help poorer communities respond and react to the impact of climate change. This blog shows that, by improving knowledge, instilling