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October 7, 2009
Backgrounder
Pakistan's poor public education system has been exploited by extremist groups and slowed the country's development. Analysts say education reform is an essential element in stabilizing the country.
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June 2009
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Four authors argue that in the fight to save the country's next generation, more should be done towards building up mainstream and affordable private schools in Pakistan.
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January 2009
Other Report
In this Center for Universal Education Working Paper, Gene B. Sperling argues that there are important design elements of the existing global education architecture—the Education for All Fast Track Initiative—that reflect a promising model for a coordinated, global effort on education that should be built upon. Yet he also finds that a new Global Education Fund must employ serious reforms and have a major rebranding and relaunching moment by heads of state that mobilizes a greater global commitment to more resources and sound program implementation to make significant steps toward achieving quality universal education for the world’s poorest children.
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November 20, 2008
Transcript
David Gartner, Senior Counsel for Global Aids Alliance and Bob Prouty from the World Bank Education Sector discuss the Global Education Fund.
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August 26, 2008
Podcast
Gene Sperling, director of CFR's Center for Universal Education, discusses how Kenya's new government is approaching education policy.
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June 23, 2008
Transcript
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June 13, 2008
Podcast
Neil Turok, physicist and founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, discusses how to educate talented scientists and mathematicians to help spur development in Africa.
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April 8, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss issues surrounding the education of children of conflict, specifically with regard to the current situation in Iraq.
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April 8, 2008
Video
Watch experts discuss issues surrounding the education of children of conflict, specifically with regard to the current situation in Iraq.
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December 18, 2007
Transcript
Speakers discuss implications of universal secondary education.
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