06 Jun 2020
All Means All: funding, efficiencies, data and the quality of inclusiveness
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Moira V. Faul, Executive Director, NORRAG. She examines the 2020 GEM Report, which highlights a concern for improving inclusion in education. Faul explains that the GEMR is useful in providing a reminder of progress on SDG4 and inclusion. It also raises the need for further data and research assessing... Read More
04 Jun 2020
UNESCO GEM Report special academic session on the 2020 GEM Report on inclusion and education
On 23 June the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report will launch its 2020 Report calling for countries to concentrate on those being left behind and move towards inclusion in education – a particularly poignant message for those now rebuilding their school systems after the arrival of Covid-19. The GEM Team would like to invite NORRAG Members... Read More
03 Jun 2020
NORRAG Launches KIX Europe | Asia | Pacific Hub
NORRAG organised on Wednesday 27 May the online launch event as part of the newly started KIX Hub for Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP). NORRAG was selected to host the KIX EAP Hub as a Regional Learning Partner, serving as one of the four regional hubs of the KIX Initiative. KIX is a joint... Read More
03 Jun 2020
NORRAG and RECI Launch: Education and Migration: Recommendations for Practitioners Report
Education and Migration: Recommendations for Practitioners, a joint report by NORRAG and RECI, was launched at the RECI online General Assembly 2020 on 28 May. This report deals with findings for practitioners who work in the field of education for children and young people who are in a phase of transition or integration after having... Read More
21 May 2020
27.05.20: Launch event KIX Hub Europe Asia Pacific Region
NORRAG is organizing the online Launch Event of the newly started KIX Hub for Europe, Asia, Pacific (EAP) on 27 May 2020. The event will bring together the GPE focal points in the 21 participating countries, members of national KIX steering committees, coordinating agencies representatives, project partners and other invited guests from organizations active in... Read More
18 May 2020
Education priorities, challenges and innovation in Europe, Asia, Pacific - Your opinion matters!
NORRAG, as Regional Learning Partner and host of the newly launched KIX Hub for Europe, Asia, Pacific (EAP), invites its Members and interested parties from the 21 participating countries to add their voice and views to a consultation on education priorities and challenges in the region. Please fill out this KIX EAP Survey by 30... Read More
18 May 2020
Disaster Philanthropy: Exploring the Power and Influence of the Private Sector and For-Profit Philanthropy in Pandemic Times
This NORRAG Debates: Philanthropy in Education is contributed by Lara Patil, Advisor at NORRAG. She argues that education practitioners and scholars must ensure that transparent, evidence-based decision-making and accountability is maintained by the private sector and for-profit philanthropy in the time of COVID-19 crisis. This will ensure that resources are used effectively and partnerships are... Read More
11 May 2020
Post COVID-19 and SDG4: Window of Opportunity or of Opportunism?
This NORRAG Debates: Philanthropy in Education is contributed by Alexandra Draxler, Senior Advisor at NORRAG and Former Education Specialist at UNESCO. She discusses the potentially devastating effect of Covid – 19 on SDG4, pointing out that it is up to civil society institutions to ensure that decision – makers make education a priority. This poses... Read More
04 May 2020
Commentary on the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed Arran Magee (Doctoral scholar in Education and International Development at UCL Institute of Education, University College London). The author comments on the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration, highlighting that it does not use its resources to emphasize the major challenges faced in achieving SDG4, and that it should monitor... Read More
30 Apr 2020
NSI 04: New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education
The fourth edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI), released on 30 April 2020, is entitled “New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education.” NSI 04 aims to analyse the disruptive nature of “new philanthropy” and its role in the changing landscape of global education and development. NSI 04 consists of 31 articles which aim to... Read More