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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ kickstarts Ukraine’s preschool reforms
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Pre-primary education is crucial – but gets less than 1% of education aid
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has published an aid scorecard that shows donors need to increase their commitment to helping children aged three to five get the skills they need to fulfil their potential.
Turkey reveals how 660,000 Syrian refugee children will move into state schools
A three-year plan will see official schools take in students currently in temporary education centres and those not getting any education.
Getting children back to school after Hurricane Irma devastation
The deadly storm left many schools damaged, without power or used as shelters in Caribbean countries and the southern United States.
Parents forced to use goats and labour to pay school fees in Zimbabwe
A government programme backed by aid agencies and the UN is supposed to take care of school fees for underprivileged children - but funding has fallen short.Â
‘Love through education’ can help to change the world says Dalai Lama
Tibet's spiritual leader talked about the value of a healthy family and community at an event for the childhood poverty charity Children in Crossfire.
Half of the world’s refugee children don’t go to school
The UN refugees agency revealed today that of the 6.4 million children under its care, only 61% are in primary school and 23% at secondary school.
Countdown to UN General Assembly: education highs and lows of the past 12 months
With the UN's main decision-making session of the year starting today, we look at some of the talking points about global education in the past year.
Poverty leaves India with huge literacy problem still to solve
On International Literacy Day, we look at how India is achieving pre-primary enrolment targets - but many marginalised children are still being left behind.
“Our school has 420 children who are vulnerable or disabled from Nairobi slums”
This week sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and flourish - today we talk to two leaders.
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“Children who come to day care are confident, happy, alert and can express themselves”
This week sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and flourish - today we talk to two day care owners.
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