Nearly 69 Million New Teachers Needed: UNESCO
On World Teacher’s Day, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued statistics revealing that close to 69 million new teachers are needed to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, the deadline of the new…
Study Says 385 Million Children Living in Extreme Poverty
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis released Monday by the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children finds that in 2013 19.5…
UNICEF Launches Back-to-School Campaign in Iraq
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched its back-to-school campaign to help millions missing out on education several weeks before the start of the new school year. UNICEF, together with the Iraqi Ministry of Education, launched a nationwide ‘Back to…
Netflix Episode Shows the Importance of Reading for Kids
Starting Oct. 1, families will be able to stream on Netflix the new children’s program “Mack & Moxy.” It includes an episode on the importance of reading and early literacy created in partnership with Save the Children, which has a…
Wipro Donates Books to Set Up Libraries for Kids in Need
Two San Francisco elementary schools will celebrate the arrival of 6,000 new books next week, including bilingual titles, as part of a donation from tech company Wipro and nonprofit social enterprise First Book. Bryant Elementary, in San Francisco’s historic Mission…
Rihanna Urges World Leaders to Support Global Education
Singer and songwriter Rihanna has joined a campaign to ensure that girls and boys in the world’s poorest countries get quality education. Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation announced Friday a multi-year partnership with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and international…
Ford Encourages Students to Explore STEAM Fields
Ford Motor Company is collaborating with four Girl Scouts Councils – Tropical Florida, Southeastern Michigan, Northeast Texas and Northern New Jersey – on a program that offers avenues for elementary school students to explore STEAM-related fields in science, technology, engineering,…
Report Warns of Global Crisis in Learning and Education
More than two-thirds of schoolchildren in low-income countries will not learn basic primary level skills in 2030 despite an ambitious goal to get every child in school and learning, according to a report launched Sunday by the International Commission on…
























