Menu

1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Mike Freni

As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]

Basic Learning Skills the Road to Prosperity

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Mike Freni

Improvements in the emerging markets are a welcome way to take our focus off the political world scene. New reports of declining rates of absolute poverty bring positive news about the progress being made in a market that has a long way to go. This data is, indeed, encouraging, but rising income is only one way to measure the […]

^