16 Apr 2019
FreshEd Live: Altered States of Education with Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Gita Steiner-Khamsi recently took part in the first ever FreshEd Live event recorded on 14 April 2019 in San Francisco. Professor Steiner-Khamsi addressed a range of issues related to private sector engagement in public education and touched upon topics such as Bridge International, the International Baccalaureate, the Abidjan Principles and from network governance to system... Read More
09 Apr 2019
9 April 2019, New York, USA: Investing in Education in Africa: Diverse Perspectives on Innovative Financing
Read the report published after the conference The George Clement Bond Center for African Education, in collaboration with NORRAG, organised on 9 April 2019 at Teachers College, Columbia University, a panel discussion on “Investing in Education in Africa: Diverse Perspectives on Innovative Financing.” The event was co-sponsored by Teachers College Vice President’s Diversity and Community... Read More
04 Apr 2019
14-18 April 2019, San Francisco, USA: NORRAG panels at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education for Sustainability
NORRAG and its network members will participate in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference on 14-18 April 2019, San Francisco, USA. With the growth and evolution of philanthropy in education worldwide, NORRAG’s panels seek to explain the possible impact of new philanthropy and other similar approaches as it bypasses existing policies and... Read More
01 Apr 2019
Forced Migration Review #60: Education: needs, rights and access in displacement
Issue #60 of Forced Migration Review is out, with a focus on “Education: needs, rights and access in displacement”. Education is one of the most important aspects of our lives – vital to our development, our understanding and our personal and professional fulfilment throughout life. In times of crisis, however, millions of displaced young people... Read More
29 Mar 2019
5 April 2019, New York, USA: The Abidjan Principles - Regulating Private Involvement in Education
NORRAG and Teachers College, Columbia University co-organised a workshop about the recently signed Abidjan Principles on 5 April 2019 at Teachers College in New York with Sylvain Aubry from the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. On 13 February 2019, the Abidjan Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public... Read More
28 Mar 2019
Addressing Racial Discrimination: the Promise of Education’s Role in Disrupting Narratives of Hate
This NORRAG Highlights, co-published by World Education Blog, was prepared for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and is published by Alexandra Da Dalt, Communications Specialist at RAIN International. In this post, the author looks at the role of education in addressing racial discrimination in a time of rising hate speech and... Read More
28 Mar 2019
28 March 2019, Amman, Jordan: NORRAG at Global Education Cluster Annual Partners' Meeting 2019
NORRAG was invited to participate on 27-29 March 2019 in the Global Education Cluster Annual Partners’ Meeting 2019 with Joost Monks moderating the concluding session on the event’s third day. The theme of this year’s meeting was the protective role of education. Conference participants particularly looked at how the child protection and Education in Emergencies... Read More
27 Mar 2019
14 April 2019, San Francisco, USA: FreshEd Live: Altered States (of Education) - Prof Gita Steiner Khamsi in conversation with Will Brehm
How has the global education industry altered the State and notions of free public education? From Bridge International to International Baccalaureate and from network governance to system theory, this wide-ranging conversation interrogates the interaction between the public and private education sector, asking why the State has taken on the logic of business and how a quantum... Read More
25 Mar 2019
Education is Our Best Defense Against Scapegoat Narratives – but Needs Consistent Investment
This NORRAG Highlights is co-published by the World of Education Blog, Clare O’ Hagan, Communications Specialist at the Global Education Monitoring Report explains that education, as shown in the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, ‘Building Bridges not Walls’, has a great ability to fight discrimination with inclusive rhetoric. It can help newcomers adapt to... Read More
22 Mar 2019
[Video] Lunch Briefing - Public-private Partnerships: Challenges and Consequences for Education with Gita Steiner Khamsi
Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor at Columbia University (Teachers College), New York and at the Graduate Institute, Geneva talks in this lunch briefing recorded on 19 March 2019 at the Graduate Institute on the topic of public-private partnerships in education. A project of the modern nation-state, compulsory education is national in terms of accreditation, teaching content and... Read More