Who do we Turn to When Everything Seems Uncertain?
The global pandemic has created immense pressure on education systems to keep students not just learning, but also safe and well. In our work at Teach For All and inHive, we noticed a common attribute in the education systems that seem to be adapting and rebounding quickly: networks – the networks of people who mobilized around them. This leads us […]
Pandemic Will Cost 300 Billion School Days by End of Year
• Nearly half the world’s 1.6 billion primary and secondary students will not return to school in 2020. • These 711 million learners will propel the total number of days spent out of school in 2020 from today’s count of 179 billion to 300 billion by end of year. • The vast majority (84%) of […]
What Next for Children Furthest Behind?
As education actors around the globe consider the current crisis, I have been struck by the possibility of building back better. How can we leverage lessons from this season of crisis to do better for all children in the future? There are five key lessons from Dignitas’ initial response that I know have a […]
World Refugee Day: Reaching Children in Crisis
Teresa Wolverton is part of the WISE Emerging Leaders cohort of 2020. Her work with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, illustrates the importance of reaching refugee children with early childhood education. Today, on World Refugee Day, she reflects on how this year’s theme, ‘Every Action Counts’ relates to the educational needs of children. 1. What is […]
Education’s Role in Eliminating Racism
Note: This article was originally published on Asia Society (link) Police brutality in black communities is nothing new. As a young black man growing up in 1970’s Los Angeles, I felt the mix of panic and outrage when those blue lights went on. I knew I had done nothing wrong – but I also knew that […]
Intercultural Education: What We Learn from Others
In our interdependent world, there are many challenges that we can tackle together. We need global cooperation more than ever, yet we find we are living an era of tribalism and identity politics. Continuing to neglect the importance of intercultural understanding will prevent us from rising to meet the challenges ahead. We need to rethink […]
Opinion: Can COVID-19 Cure Our Education System?
In the beginning of the year, there were 258 million children and adolescents out of school around the world. Now, there are nearly 1.6 billion learners — over 90% of the world’s students — confined to their homes because of the new coronavirus spreading across the globe. This pandemic is adding to the endless continuum of barriers confronting students in their […]
How Can Parents Help Autistic Children to Reduce Anxiety During Isolation?
These are anxious times for us all. The whole world is living the same overarching story of dealing with the consequences of COVID-19. The outbreak has led to school closures in 165 countries, impacting over 1.5 billion learners. Schools are out and children are learning at home. The division between home and school is being […]
EAA Provides Home Learning Support for Parents and Guardians
Across the globe, more than 516.6 million students* are currently not attending school due to nationwide and localized school closures in efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. Unfortunately, that number is expected to increase over the coming weeks, as more countries and cities shutter schools indefinitely. As governments continue to grapple with the challenges […]
The Effects of War and Migration on Cultural Identity
As migration rates soar to an all-time high, hugely as a result of war, the process of globalization accelerates at a historical magnitude. Traditions become integrated, lost, and transformed, altering the lives of millions and creating a widening gap between generations. We want to explore how war has affected our relationship with traditions and values, […]