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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Air strike kills 15 Syrian children sheltering in Eastern Ghouta school
They were hiding in a basement when three missiles hit the school in Arbin, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Global initiative to investigate how to recruit millions of teachers and ensure they have right skills
With many developing countries facing serious teacher shortages, experts will examine what can be done to help young people succeed.
The art of success: British teacher wins $1m global prize for her work with inner-city children
Andria Zafirakou faced a variety of issues including gang violence, impoverished backgrounds and multiple languages when she became a teacher in London.
Teacher who used blackboard to explain computers is the star of global technology conference
Donations poured in after Richard Appiah Akoto resorted to chalk drawings because his school in a poor farming village in Ghana had no computers.
Palestinian agency gets new funding but still faces battle to safeguard 700 schools
UNRWA said the $100m raised at a summit is only "a first step" towards securing the education of 525,000 children.
“We shared the power of stories with children at orphanage in Cameroon”
A Global Youth Ambassador tells how an event helped to promote every child's right to literacy and education.Â
Expert Voices
“Many schoolgirls fall pregnant from rape or abuse and many face daily sexual harassment”
There must be more awareness in Tanzania of girls' rights and the support they need to continue their education and fulfil their potential.
Expert Voices
Seven years of conflict, seven moving and inspiring images of Syrian children
The conflict has affected millions of children, who have been attacked, driven from their homes and left without an education.
Seven ways that seven years of Syrian war has affected children and their education
As the conflict enters its eighth year, we look at the effect on Syria's children, their education and their futures.
Helping teenage girls stay at school is good for them and their country’s economy
Building separate toilets and training teachers on gender violence are just two of the ways in which projects are aimed at getting more adolescent girls into education.