Education and skills increase human capital and job prospects. Smart financing and policy for schools, teachers, foundational learning, early childhood, universities, 21st century skills, and vocational training support poverty reduction and economic growth.
Indonesia needs an education and training system that can enhance the well-being of its citizens, improve its human capital, and achieve its economic and development goals.
Education is the foundation to skills development and jobs, and the surest way out of poverty. On International Education Day, , we look at why education works, and how it helps propel people out of poverty, putting economies on a path to growth.
More than 375,000 children in some of the most underserved communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will benefit from a new landmark education project that will improve classrooms, support 9,000 teachers, and raise the quality of early learning across the country.
The government has continued the New Ukrainian School (NUS) reform started in 2017 to modernize education in grades 1-12 and align it to EU standards, despite ongoing hostilities. The reform emphasizes a curriculum focused on 21 st century skills, continuous professional development for teachers, and modernized education management.
Sex education in the United States is often inconsistent, limited, or avoided altogether. But health educator and author Shafia Zaloom wants that to change. In her new book Getting Real About Sex Ed, she advocates for schools to move beyond basic biology and toward comprehensive sexuality education that helps young people understand relationships, consent, identity, and communication.
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education continues to change as teachers and parents learn how it can be used in classrooms and other learning environments. For Assistant Professor Ying Xu, studying its impact and possibilities has become essential to her research. Xu, who believes this ...