26 Sep 2017
NORRAG Debates: Can the Right to Education Finally be Achieved?
As part of the NORRAG Debates stream, NORRAG is starting a series of blog posts by bringing to the fore questions surrounding... Read More
08 Sep 2017
Presentation by NORRAG at UKFIET 2017 on the Contribution of Large Scale Assessments to the Monitoring of SDGs by Patrick Montjouridès
The Contribution of Large Scale Assessments to the Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals by Patrick Montjouridès, NORRAG International Large Scale Assessments in the... Read More
07 Aug 2017
“Learning, if you use it, increases”: a database of African education research to inform policy and practice by Rafael Mitchell and Pauline Rose
Rafael Mitchell is a Research Associate at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Pauline Rose is Director at the REAL Centre, University... Read More
18 Jul 2017
Towards a Learning Generation in Africa: From the Nairobi Workshop, a Newfound Value for 'Ruthless Prioritization' by Veronica Dzeagu
Veronica Dzeagu, Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition From 8-12 May 2017, the Education Commission hosted the Learning Generation Lab Workshop in Nairobi,... Read More
29 Jun 2017
Everything is in Place to Track Global Progress on Education: Except the Data by Silvia Montoya and Dankert Vedeler
By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Dankert Vedeler, Co-Chair of the SDG Education 2030 Steering Committee The... Read More
12 Jun 2017
The Pressure is On! Powering Ahead with the Technical Cooperation Group for SDG 4 – Education 2030 Indicators by Silvia Montoya and Jordan Naidoo
By Silvia Montoya and Jordan Naidoo, Co-Chairs of the Technical Cooperation Group for SDG 4. The pressure is on! This is the... Read More
08 Jun 2017
Creating Productive Jobs for Africa's Youth: A Huge Challenge with Global Implications by Birger Fredriksen
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development. In an article in the Financial Times (“Africa’s youth, frustrated and jobless, demand attention”, April 13),... Read More
05 Jun 2017
Skin in the Game: Employer’s Ownership in Skills Training for an Emerging Workforce by Santosh Mehrotra
By Santosh Mehrotra, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The mismatch between the demand and supply of technical and vocational skills is a... Read More
30 May 2017
We Need a Wide Range of Providers to Quickly Overcome the Huge Shortage of Schools Across Africa by Marcus WLEH
By Marcus WLEH, Head of Liberia, Bridge International Academies. Most Sub-Saharan African countries are struggling to improve their education systems. The UN... Read More
23 May 2017
Russia and Education Assistance: Searching for its Role as a Returning Donor by Tuomas Takala and Nelli Piattoeva
By Tuomas Takala and Nelli Piattoeva, University of Tampere, Finland. The topic of Russia’s development assistance in general, and specifically in the... Read More