24 Apr 2023
Achieving Equitable Education - Missing Education Data and the SDG 4 Data Regime
We have passed the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goal agenda, but the achievement of Goal 4 (SDG 4) on “inclusive and equitable quality education” for all remains uncertain. Gaps in the education data regime are one driver of this uncertainty. Such missing data often affect contexts and groups that are being left furthest behind... Read More
20 Apr 2023
SDC Education Network's Learning Journey Interlinking Basic Education and VSD Kick-off webinar
The SDC has longstanding expertise in supporting its partner countries in basic education (BE) and vocational skills development (VSD). In 2017, a common thematic guidance on BE and VSD was elaborated with a clear purpose of strengthening their complementarity. In 2021, an external review found that there was widespread recognition of the importance of stronger... Read More
18 Apr 2023
Why Data for and about Children Needs Attention at the World Data Forum: The Vital Role of Partnerships
This blog post was published ahead of the United Nations World Data Forum to draw attention to data for and about childrem. Read the blog post on the forum’s website, and learn more about the related hybrid panel on Tuesday 25th April, 2023. Issues surrounding children and data are rarely given the thoughtful and... Read More
13 Apr 2023
[Part 2] The Preschool Entitlement, a Locally Adaptable Policy Instrument to Expand and Improve Preschool Education, by Jan van Ravens and Luis Crouch - Preschool education for all: how governments, communities, families and stakeholders can jointly make it happen
This is the second blog in a mini-series on “The Preschool Entitlement”, a locally adaptable policy instrument to expand and improve preschool education. The mini-series comprises three blogs. This part will explain the policy instrument in more detail, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of local stakeholders and national government. The first part focused on participation in preprimary... Read More
06 Apr 2023
Event Highlight: Data and Children: Gaps, Opportunities and Responsibilities - UN World Data Forum 2023
Data and Children: Gaps, Opportunities and Responsibilities April 25, 2023 – 15:00-16:00 UTC+8 Hangzhou, China & online WATCH THE SESSION Related Blog Related Book NORRAG co-conviened a hybrid panel on “Data and Children: Gaps, Opportunities and Responsibilities” alongside the Governance Lab (GovLab) and the International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC) at the... Read More
06 Apr 2023
Promise Not Kept: Universal Primary Education for All Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this blogpost, Birger Fredriksen discusses a number of challenges that have constrained the implementation of universal primary education (UPE) in sub-Saharan Africa and proposes some priorities for a “policy reset”. A timeline for achieving universal primary education (UPE) was established in the early 1960s at four UNESCO regional conferences. The target was 1970 for... Read More
05 Apr 2023
KIX Research Update – MICS-EAGLE report on the analysis of education for children with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
A new report from KIX research project MICS-EAGLE, led by UNICEF, entitled “In Pursuit of Education for All: Analysis of education for children with disabilities in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific” uses data from the sixth round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2017-2021) from 11 countries and 2 territories to provide insights... Read More
Event Highlights: EiE Data & Evidence Summit, Geneva Switzerland - June 6-8
Note: The views expressed herein are those of one participating NORRAG speaker from the Global North, Daniel Shephard, and do not reflect the joint conclusions of the summit which are still being drafted. Over the course of three days at the Geneva Graduate Institute, the 2023 EiE Data & Evidence Summit convened policymakers, practitioners,... Read More
03 Apr 2023
Request for Proposal: Evaluation of the Applied Research Portfolio of the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is inviting applications to conduct an evaluation of the applied research portfolio of the Global Partner for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX). The portfolio of over forty projects focuses on generating evidence in support of scaling the impact of education innovations in the Global South. The key... Read More