Latest news, research, and reports, on key markers of the Education 2030 Agenda, with a special focus on curriculum and related matters.

UNICEF appeals for US$10.3 billion emergency funding to support children affected by conflict, catastrophe and climate crises around the world

International. UNICEF, 5 December

Funds needed as conflict, climate change and forced displacement drives 3.6 million children out of school in Ethiopia

Ethiopia. Save the Children, 7 December

The pandemic is an opportunity to transform education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and Caribbean. UN ECLAC, 9 December

The climate crisis disrupts the education of 40 million children every year

International. Education Cannot Wait, 8 December

The pandemic was so bad for kids’ mental health that desperate parents are turning to special education for help

USA. Fortune, 6 December

Covid-19 impact on schools: Documents warn of significant risk to learning

New Zealand. RNZ, 9 December

Most K-12 parents say first year of pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education

USA. Pew Research Center, 26 October

Family engagement is critical for schools’ COVID-19 recovery efforts

USA. Brookings Institution, 6 December

Social skills of the world’s poorest children 'severely ruptured' by COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

Ethiopia. News Medical Life Sciences, 28 November

ADB to invest $2 billion over next 3 years in Bangladesh's education sector

Bangladesh. The Business Standard, 26 November

Learning inequalities during COVID-19: Evidence from longitudinal surveys from Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa. Institute of Labor Economics, October 2022

Strengthening Ministry of Education engagement and leadership in rapid education in emergency response: Policy brief

International. UNESCO, 2022

Opportunities and challenges for disability-inclusive early childhood development in emergencies

International. INEE, 2 December

Funding education in emergencies and protracted crises is a priority

International. Education Cannot Wait, 29 November

No assessment of learning gap, no survey of school dropouts for children with disabilities

India. The Hindu, 2 December

Federal investigation finds students with disabilities denied FAPE during pandemic

USA. Disability Scoop, 6 December

How has Covid-19 affected inequalities between state and private schools?

England. Economics Observatory, 5 December

Toward free education for all children

International. Human Rights Watch, 7 December

How should we reckon with history’s uncomfortable truths about disability?

Australia. Monash University, 7 December

New review aims to ensure education is a right across the Pacific

Pacific Islands. RNZ, 8 December

Inclusion is better for everyone but children with disabilities are 6 times more likely to be out of school

International. Plan International, 2 December

Supporting inclusive education for all Palestinian children

Palestine. World Vision, 1 December

It's the socially created barriers that disable students, not the conditions they live with

Australia. ABC, 4 December

Enabling teachers to support students with disability

Australia. ACER, 1 December

Beyond special: Children with disabilities struggle to go to school

South Africa. Mail & Guardian, 29 November

Japan faces long, difficult road to promote inclusive education

Japan. Japan Times, 29 November

Confronting ableism on the way to justice

USA. Learning for Justice, Fall 2022

Tackling gender inequality from the early years: Strategies for building a gender-transformative pre-primary education system

International. UNICEF, 2022

Advancing educational equity research, policy, and practice

USA. Education Sciences, 6 December

Inclusion matters: Inclusive interventions for children with disabilities – An evidence and gap map from low- and middle-income countries

International. UNICEF, 2022

Agency position on inclusive education systems

Europe. European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, 2022

Mission impossible? Finnish itinerant early childhood special education teachers’ views of their work and working conditions

Finland. Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, 2022

Training teachers using action research for innovation in early childhood education literacy

United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022

Silence, resistance, and acceptance? An analysis of early childhood education and care policy in Norway

Norway. Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 24 November

Strategies to incorporate indigenous stories into early childhood education in Northern Ghana

Ghana. International Journal of Research and Reviews in Education, 2022

Principle and framework of early childhood curriculum – A comparison study between New Zealand and China

New Zealand, China. Journal of Innovation and Social Science Research, 2022

Challenges facing early childhood education in developing countries

Kosovo. Journal of Educational and Social Research, November 2022

Pre-service and in-service early childhood educators’ self-efficacy and knowledge for early literacy instruction

Canada. Cogent Education, 2022

Engaging policymakers in early childhood

International. World Bank, 8 December

Advocacy for the development of pre-schooling in west and central African countries: Technical document

Africa. UNESCO, 2022

As ‘science of reading’ regains traction, districts should also revisit professional development

USA. K-12 Dive, 30 November

Measuring school safety: Guidance on how education systems can diagnose, monitor, and evaluate safe school practices

International. World Bank, 8 December

Data must speak: Unpacking factors influencing school performance in Nepal

Nepal. UNICEF, 2022

Non-governmental organization/nonprofit organization impact on education policy in Ghana

Ghana. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 2022

Only a third of teachers aware of educational neuroscience, despite its effectiveness in improving outcomes

United Kingdom. FE News, 30 November

Here’s what the college enrollment drop means for the future of higher education

USA. Nasdaq, 6 December

El futuro de la educación inclusiva en la Universidad de Bolonia: una encuesta sobre las opiniones y actitudes de los estudiantes
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Italy. Redie, 2022

Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education
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International. UNESCO, 2022

The time is now: Reimagining world-class state education systems

USA. NCSL, 5 December

Future of work and education

Philippines. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, November 2022

Mobilizing the global community to advance peace through education

International. UNESCO, 6 December

Norway boosts UNESCO’s work on education for health and well-being

Norway. UNESCO, 1 December

At UNESCO, world education leaders call for environment education and digital access to be part of learning for all

International. UNESCO, 9 December

HE institutions need to step up the implementation of SDGs

International. University World News, 8 December

How can we measure universities’ contribution to society?

International. University World News, 4 December

These are the world’s most sustainable universities

International. World Economic Forum, 1 December

Students have a key role in all universities’ SDG efforts

India. University World News, 3 December

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