Education, Skills and Learning

This is what matters in education, according to the world’s best teacher

Jan 18, 2019

A student paints a heart-shaped message outside a damaged store that was looted during riots after the NHL Stanley Cup finals in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia June 17, 2011. The riots on Wednesday began in the closing moments of Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in the deciding seventh game of the Stanley Cup NHL Championship, a series that Vancouver had been favored to win. About 150 civilians and nine police officers were hurt and at least 50 stores damaged or looted. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CANADA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SPORT ICE HOCKEY) - GM1E76I13OH01

Millions of children receive a substandard education. Image: REUTERS/Jason Lee

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