What Can You Do?
What Can We Do To Ensure Access To Quality Education for Students in Developing Nations?
Individuals
People around the world need to make it clear that universal access to quality education is important to them. Writing letters to elected officials and raising awareness in one’s own community can make a difference.
Leadership
Governments need to take the lead by producing policies clearly delineating strategies and plans to address issues of access. National leadership must make education a priority not just in words, but in actions.
Funding
Many governments have not put the money into education that they have promised. In cases where it looks as if funding has increased, careful looks at budgets often reveal that reallocation or repackaging of funds obscures the fact that they haven’t. Furthermore, donors that have pledged funds must live up to their promise. The worldwide economic crisis has already impacted education funds around the world and has the potential to reverse years of progress. Read More >>
Professional Culture
Governments must get more teachers, and more qualified teachers, into classrooms. This must be done through recognizing the essential role teachers play, and creating a culture that esteems teaching as a noble profession. Furthermore, they must engage in more and better recruitment, training and pay.
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