Leapfrogging Inequality

Leapfrogging Inequality
Author: Rebecca Winthrop
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0815735715

Exemplary stories of innovation from around the world In an age of rising inequality, getting a good education increasingly separates the haves from the have nots. In countries like the United States, getting a good education is one of the most promising routes to upper-middle-class status, even more so than family wealth. Experts predict that by 2030, 825 million children will reach adulthood without basic secondary-level skills, and it will take a century for the most marginalized youth to achieve the educational levels that the wealthiest enjoy today. But these figures do not even account for the range of skills and competencies needed to thrive today in work, citizenship, and life. In a world where the ability to manipulate knowledge and information, think critically, and collaboratively solve problems are essential to thrive, access to a quality education is crucial for all young people. In Leapfrogging Inequality, researchers chart a new path for global education by examining the possibility of leapfrogging—harnessing innovation to rapidly accelerate educational progress—to ensure that all young people develop the skills they need for a fast-changing world. Analyzing a catalog of nearly 3,000 global education innovations, the largest such collection to date, researchers explore the potential of current practices to enable such a leap. As part of this analysis, the book presents an evidence-based framework for getting ahead in education, which it grounds in the here-and-now by narrating exemplary stories of innovation from around the world. Together, these stories and resources will inspire educators, investors, leaders of nongovernmental organizations, and policymakers alike to rally around a new vision of educational progress—one that ensures we do not leave yet another generation of young people behind.

Abolishing School Fees in Africa

Abolishing School Fees in Africa
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0821375415

Progress in literacy and learning, especially through universal primary education, has done more to advance human conditions than perhaps any other policy. Our generation has the possibility of becoming the first generation ever to offer all children access to good quality basic education. But it will only happen if we have the political commitment -- at the country as well as at the international level -- to give priority to achieve this first in human history. And it will only happen if also those who cannot afford to pay school fees can benefit from a complete cycle of good quality primary education. Investment in good quality fee-free primary education should be a cornerstone in any government's poverty reduction strategy.

Building on Basics

Building on Basics
Author: Eric N. Lindblom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1990
Genre: Educational assistance, American
ISBN:

A Chance to Learn

A Chance to Learn
Author: Adriaan Verspoor
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book summarises the challenges facing education development in Africa, suggests key elements of country responses and proposes actions for improving the World Bank's effectiveness as a partner. In doing so it lays the groundwork for future increases in World Bank support for education development in Africa.

Universal Primary Education in Africa:

Universal Primary Education in Africa:
Author: D. N. Sifuna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Community organization
ISBN: 9781536191608

Many countries all over the world are struggling to achieve for all. As part of such effort, they have strategized to provide universal primary education which normally refers to the enrollment of all school age children in primary schools, namely achieving one hundred percent of the net enrollment. While such efforts have been realized in many developing countries, it is a major challenge in most developing countries, especially in Africa following the attainment of independence. This book focuses on the influence of donor agencies in setting for the development of education in Africa leading to the preliminary interventions by different African English countries through the provision of free primary education. It is noted that most of the countries which introduced fee remission through free primary education experienced massive enrollments as many children from disadvantaged groups took advantage of the policy intervention to send their children to school. However, the push for it came to be identified with increasing deterioration in the quality of primary education right from the provision of physical facilities, teaching and learning materials, deployment of teachers, performance and transition from primary to secondary education. The quality of infrastructure and teaching and learning materials were in a deplorable state, especially in the rural areas, where such enrollments were well above the official recommended number of pupils per classroom. It proceeds to provide an interesting and easy to read accounts of the development of universal primary education in selected countries analyzing successes and challenges. Among the key challenges identified in the implementation of the UPE policy include; the lack of adequate planning, financing, inadequate infrastructure, and the HIV/AIDS scourge. On the basis of the above challenges, it is important that policy measures are put in place to improve the quality of primary education in many countries.

EU Development Assistance for Basic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

EU Development Assistance for Basic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Author: European Court of Auditors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2011
Genre: Basic education
ISBN:

"This special report assessed whether EU development assistance in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia has helped to improve the accessibility and quality of basic education and examines how the Commission programmed and monitored its spending. The report concludes that EU assistance achieved some of the expected improvements in basic education in those regions but less than intended, and that the Commission's management did not consistently ensure appropriate programming and implementation of aid. The report contains recommendations which are aimed at helping the Commission to improve the management of EU development assistance for education."-- P. [4] of cover.