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Launch of the Third Annual G7 Global Objectives Report: Examining the Effects of Emergencies and Protracted Crises on Girls’ Education

by Sharon Tao | Jul 9, 2025 | Girls' Education

The recently launched Third Annual Global Objectives Report has a focus on Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (EiEPC) because the ability to get marginalised girls into school and learning is significantly affected by conflict, climate crisis, political insecurity, and in many cases, a combination of these. Read More

(Re)Imagining teacher wellbeing in the Indian public school system

by Aditi Sehrawat and Disha Sharma | Jul 7, 2025 | Teachers

Global debates recognise that students’ educational achievements rely heavily on teachers’ quality, motivation, and capability. The OECD confirms that students’ wellbeing also depends on teachers’ initial education and professional development. However, the instrumental educational reforms overlook the bidirectional relational aspects between teachers’ and students' wellbeing. Read More

Rethinking Development: This Time Let’s Invest More in Local Leadership Development

by Abigail Kajumba and Wendy Kopp | Jul 1, 2025 | Policymaking

The world today faces unprecedented polycrises–environmental shocks, political instability, economic volatility–all converging in ways that demand resilient systems built upon human capacity and collective leadership. Yet historically, our global systems, particularly foreign aid, have dramatically underinvested in local leadership and agency. Read More

Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from South Sudan and Sierra Leone

by Siddharth Pillai | Jun 23, 2025 | Learning

Consistent attendance of learners is considered to be a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for improved learning outcomes. Measuring and acting on absenteeism is therefore key in our efforts to improve safety, wellbeing and learning outcomes among learners. Read More