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Children are still out of school two years after the defeat of Islamic State - but education's share of humanitarian aid has doubled, our roundup reveals.
‘Hidden’ crisis countries where new initiatives will help 1m children get quality education
Education Cannot Wait - launched after ¹ú²úÊÓƵ led the way in calling for an emergencies fund - has announced multi-year action in Chad and Ethiopia.
Refugees to benefit as ¹ú²úÊÓƵ and Heriot-Watt University launch scholarships in Lebanon
The partnership with Edinburgh Business School means Lebanese nationals can also apply to study for a Master of Business Administration degree. Â
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Coronavirus puts millions out of school, the areas where 85% of girls don't get an education and a mortar attack on a primary school - it's all in our news roundup.
Busker Nicola’s song inspires ¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s Syrian refugee video
She's been singing in the street to raise funds for our projects to help vulnerable children into school in Lebanon.
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20 reasons why, in 2020, there are still 260m children out of school
Millions more are in classrooms but don't get a quality education - here we look at some of the causes of a global learning crisis.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Rebuilding cyclone-hit schools in Myanmar, a call to fund Palestinian education and 5,000 new early years centres in Rwanda are in our roundup.
Why advocating for early childhood education must be local as well as global
International donors are crucial - but educating and informing key decision-makers within countries like Kenya is also vital if young children are to develop the basic skills they need.
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Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our news roundup looks at a major breakthrough for the schooling of Rohingya refugee children and two new global champions for education in emergencies.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
A shocking stat about the world's poorest girls, education chaos caused by a volcano and learning through play - they're all in our news roundup.