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Oslo Summit on Education for Development

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On July 6-7, policymakers from around the world will gather in Norway at the Oslo Summit on Education for Development. With tens of millions of children worldwide still being denied their right to an education, immediate action is needed to find better ways to finance and deliver high-quality schooling for all.

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  1. Winning the Fight For Global Education
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    Winning the Fight For Global Education

    Jul 13, 2015 Julia Gillard argues that all the pieces are in place to uphold the right of all children to go to school.

  2. Educating Syria’s Refugee Children
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    Educating Syria’s Refugee Children

    Jul 6, 2015 Elias Bou Saab urges the international community to support Lebanon’s effort to educate Syrian refugee children.

  3. No Education, No Development
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    No Education, No Development

    Jul 6, 2015 Erna Solberg & Børge Brende describe their motivation for convening the Oslo Summit on Education for Development.

  4. Achieving Education for All
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    Achieving Education for All

    Jul 3, 2015 Irina Bokova calls inclusive high-quality schooling the most powerful potential catalyst of development.

  5. Education in Emergencies
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    Education in Emergencies

    Jul 3, 2015 Anthony Lake shows how schooling in conflict-affected areas serves both humanitarian needs and development goals.

  6. Lessons for Oslo
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    Lessons for Oslo

    Jul 2, 2015 Julia Gillard says that, at the upcoming education summit, world leaders must lay the groundwork for the SDGs.

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
  5. mueller51_ David McNewGetty Images_gop trump David McNew/Getty Images

    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
  6. basu100_David Dee DelgadoGetty Images_newyork David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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