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SDG 04: Quality Education
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Education and Skills
This is why many young people have no access to proper education
Hundreds of millions of children, adolescents and young people have no access to learning. A UNESCO report shows poverty is the main barrier, ahead of other factors like background, ident...
Education and Skills
How income-sharing agreements can improve access to education
Current philanthropic, government and bank instruments are not sufficient to remove the financial barrier that hinders equal access to education for all.
Africa
COVID-19: 4 ways education can support Africa's immediate and long-term recovery
By continuing to support education during the pandemic, governments can strengthen their countries’ immediate COVID-19 response and long-term recovery.
Africa
Ethiopia's mobile camel libraries are protecting children during lockdown
Camels carrying books are helping children have access to educational resources during the pandemic, a project launched by Save the Children a decade ago.
COVID-19
Even in the world's richest countries, kids might not have what they need to learn at home
COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of home learning for students around the world. Access to a desk, computer and somewhere quiet varies across the globe, OECD data shows.
Education and Skills
Financing our future: 3 ways to transform education spending in our response to COVID-19
Developing countries have mobilized quickly to mitigate the immediate impacts of COVID-19. But over the longer term, learning disparities could widen.
Education and Skills
Computer skills are crucial for children - in lockdown and in life
Computers, programming and robotics provide ideal platforms to enable children to learn through experimentation and play. But access to tech is unequal.
COVID-19
The Obamas will make virtual commencement speeches as education goes digital
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed learning online for many students across the globe – but for some, it's virtually impossible.
Education and Skills
Why science fiction can help children build mental resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reading science fiction and fantasy books may help young people to build resilience and cope with the stress and anxiety of living during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 is driving a long-overdue revolution in education
The pandemic has forced universities to bring their courses online - but this is just the first step on the road to a long-overdue educational revolution
COVID-19
Why we cannot lose sight of the Sustainable Development Goals during coronavirus
The response to the coronavirus pandemic cannot be decoupled from the UN's sustainability targets write two world leaders.
Education and Skills
Our education system is losing relevance. Here's how to unleash its potential
Access, equity and quality are critical to ensure the education system is fit for students and their futures.
Education and Skills
5 lessons for the future of universities
Our world is shifting rapidly and universities too must keep pace. Here are five thoughts forward-looking universities should consider.
Future of Work
Children's career ambitions are lagging behind the new world of work
Young people's career ambitions remain constrained by old expectations and gender roles – but working professionals can play a role in fulfilling their potential.
Education and Skills
How can we prepare students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution? 5 lessons from innovative schools around the world
Here's how educational institutions can prepare students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution