Why innovation? Why learning? In 2009, nearly 20% of 15-year-olds participating in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which measures learners’ knowledge and skills in mathematics, reading and science, failed to perform at levels commonly seen as the basic minimum needed to function in the contemporary world. That percentage was higher in some systems. […]

Dr Paul Kim, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean for Stanford University School of Education, has long laid emphasis on creating learning tools that are simple and can be used in highly challenging conditions. This belief led him to focus on the use of mobile phones as a learning tool, given their low power consumption, low cost, […]

2012 WISE Awards Winner Tove Romsaas Wang from Save the Children pays tribute to World Refugee Day with a guest opinion piece stressing the need for education in conflict-affected fragile states. Not once in more than 30 years of working for Save the Children have I met a child who does not have a dream for the […]

“There are sheaves of international business magazines. Science and technology likewise. But where is their counterpart in education?” writes Sean Coughlan in this guest article on the importance of Education journalism. Mr. Coughlan is an award-winning education correspondent for BBC News in London. Education is more important than ever. Everyone agrees that it’s a vital ingredient for […]

“Africa needs new solutions to its education challenges, not merely an extension of existing systems, ” writes Ms. Freda Wolfenden, Director of 2011 WISE Awards Winner TESSA, in this week’s guest article. Through the Millennium Development Goals the global community promised all children a quality education regardless of their gender, ethnicity and educational needs.  Undoubtedly […]