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  • Global initiatives aim at achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4, which promotes quality education for all.
  • As cultures began to extend their knowledge beyond skills that could be readily learned through imitation, formal education developed.
  • Additionally, Transparency International has identified corruption in the education sector as a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Primary Education in Africa.
  • This helpline is available to answer any questions you have about COVID-19 relating to education and childcare settings and children’s social care.
  • Education Cannot Wait is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute have indicated that the main obstacles to funding for education include conflicting donor priorities, an immature aid architecture, and a lack of evidence and advocacy for the issue. Additionally, Transparency International has identified corruption in the education sector as a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Primary Education in Africa. Furthermore, demand in the developing world for improved educational access is not as high as foreigners have expected.

There is no broad consensus as to what education’s chief aim or aims are or should be. Different places, and at different times, have used educational systems for different purposes. The Prussian education system in the 19th century, for example, wanted to turn boys and girls into adults who would serve the state’s political goals.

University education includes teaching, research, and social services activities, and it includes both the undergraduate level and the graduate level . Higher education typically involves work towards a degree-level or foundation degree qualification. In most developed countries, a high proportion of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher education at some time in their lives. Higher education is therefore very important to national economies, both as a significant industry in its own right and as a source of trained and educated personnel for the rest of the economy. Resources are available from NYSED as schools and districts welcome students back to school. The accountability plan addresses disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and modifies accountability indicators and processes to best support New York’s schools.

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Intuitive and actionable data for teachers, parents and school leaders. Dedicated helpline run by NSPCC for children and young people who have experienced abuse at school, and for worried adults and professionals that need support and guidance. You can report concerns about extremism related to education settings in England, including allegations about institutions, staff and external people or organisations trying to influence settings. Research that measures the impact of education policies to improve education in low and middle income countries. In collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, this initiative provides governments with actionable data to identify barriers that lead to exclusion and develop policies and programmes that put more children on track to complete their education. EdTech Hub is a global research partnership that empowers people by giving them the evidence they need to make decisions about technology in education.

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Education and Training Monitor The evolution of national education and training systems across the EU 2021 focused on well-being in education. ECTS The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System facilitates the recognition of qualifications. Study in Europe Discover everything you need to know about coming to study in Europe. SELFIE Reflect on the digital potential of your school with this free assessment tool. COVID-19 Global Education Coalition, a multi-sector partnership between the UN family, civil society organizations, media and IT partners to design and deploy innovative solutions. Together they help countries tackle content and connectivity gaps, and facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption.