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World Education Forum Meets

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This week, policymakers from around the world are meeting in South Korea at the World Education Forum. With so many children, trapped in cycles of poverty and conflict, lacking access to safe, high-quality schools, what new global education goals should policymakers target?

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  1. Beyond Universal Education
    Studying by candle light in Gaza Abed Rahim Khatib/ZumaPress

    Beyond Universal Education

    May 21, 2015 Fazle Hasan Abed urges the United Nations to focus on the quality of education rather than enrollment numbers.

  2. No Child Left Out
    Refugee children at school Majdi Fathi/ZumaPress

    No Child Left Out

    May 19, 2015 Moza bint Nasser calls on the international community to ensure primary education for all refugee children.

  3. Educating for Sustainable Development
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    Educating for Sustainable Development

    May 18, 2015 Irina Bokova & Christiana Figueres believe that schools can transform how people act toward one another and the planet.

  4. Building the Global Schoolhouse
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    Building the Global Schoolhouse

    May 16, 2015 Gordon Brown sees hope for a breakthrough year on ensuring universal access to education.

  5. Talent versus Capital in the Twenty-First Century
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    Talent versus Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    May 13, 2015 Klaus Schwab highlights the role of educational innovation in preparing workers for jobs that do not yet exist.

  6. The Lesson of Nepal
    Nepal children earthquake cleanup Gavin Gough/ZumaPress

    The Lesson of Nepal

    May 6, 2015 Gordon Brown proposes a fund for education to mitigate the effects of disasters like the recent earthquake.

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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

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    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
  3. disparte5_ Kevin DietschGetty Images_FSOC Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte

    To maintain its position as a global rule-maker and avoid becoming a rule-taker, the United States must use the coming year to promote clarity and confidence in the digital-asset market. The US faces three potential paths to maintaining its competitive edge in crypto: regulation, legislation, and designation.

    urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
  4. gul6_Hasan MradDeFodi Images via Getty Images_ghannouchi Hasan Mrad/De Fodi Images via Getty Images

    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
  5. okonjoiweala27_GIUSEPPE CACACEAFP via Getty Images_WTO13ministerialconference Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
  6. bloomberg7_Chris HondrosGetty Images_UScaloriesmenu Chris Hondros/Getty Images

    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
  7. roach163_ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_mikegallagher Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
  8. kabubomariara2_Gerald AndersonAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_motherkenya Gerald Anderson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
  9. lacroix2_ Michael GonzalezGetty Images_texasUSflags Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.

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