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Meet the seven winners of our latest Education Innovation Awards
Five things you need to know this week about global education
The fifth anniversary of the Chibok kidnappings, three million school books destroyed and pop star Dua Lipa's visit to Syrian refugees are in our weekly news roundup.
When disaster strikes: how education and children’s futures were battered by Cyclone Idai
An in-depth look at how the deadly storm and flooding has disrupted the schooling of half a million children in southeast Africa - and the efforts to rebuild.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our weekly news roundup includes a horrific attack that killed 14 schoolchildren in Yemen and how Education Bonds could provide large-scale funding. We have a separate article about a joint event on early childhood education held in Washington by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ, UNICEF and the Global Business Coalition for Education. Read it here.
¹ú²úÊÓƵ and UNICEF call for action now to get all children in pre-primary education
The importance of early learning for the world's youngest and most disadvantaged children was emphasised at a joint event.
Rhetoric versus reality … how global donors are failing the world’s youngest and most vulnerable children
As a ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report reveals too many are not living up to promises to invest in early childhood education, we look at the record of top donors.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Safe learning for children in Syria, plans to close a huge refugee camp in Kenya and a book that's set to be a classic are in our weekly news roundup.
Despite promises, top education donors are leaving the youngest and most vulnerable children behind
A ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report reveals international funding for early childhood education in the world's poorest countries has fallen to just 26 cents per child per year.
Meet the introvert activists who are quietly changing the world
In the first of a new series of her Better Angels podcast, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Chair Sarah Brown talks to three gentle but persuasive campaigners.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
School meals for South Sudanese children, classrooms being rebuilt in Syrian cities and the ongoing risks from Cyclone Idai are featured in our weekly news roundup.
Teacher who gives 80% of his income to the poor wins $1m global prize
Peter Tabichi from Kenya - who has improved education, promoted peace and addressed food insecurity - has been named the world's best teacher for 2019.