Education
UNICEF: number of children in Iraq without access to school reaches two million
Wikimedia Commons: An lraqi school teacher helps distribute school supplies to lraqi children at the Jadeeda Primary School near Hawijah in the Kirkuk province of lraq
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World Bank: US$8 million in Grants to Improve Services and Quality of Education for the Palestinian People
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Monday two grants amounting to US$8 million to improve basic services and quality of education. The World Bank’s long term engagement in these sectors is vital to the state building process and the cohesion of Palestinian society despite the fragile socio-political context.
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Shaken by war, Syrian children start over at German school
Syrian 12-year old Leen (front) concentrates on the board during a language class.
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Violence denies millions of children across Iraq access to education
The staggered start of the academic year in Iraq concludes this week with close to two million children nationwide out of school. An additional 1.2 million children age 5 to 14 years old are at risk of dropping out.
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Obama’s admission that high-stakes testing doesn’t work a positive step forward
Admitting you are wrong is often said to be the first step on the road to recovery. This week the Obama administration, including an open letter from the president himself, rightly swallowed some tough medicine and admitted that out-of-control high-stakes testing is not working.
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Nigerian army frees 192 abducted children from Boko Haram
The army raid on 28 October led to the release of 192 children, 138 women and 9 men, an army statement says. Thirty terrorists were also killed during the operation near the group's stronghold in the Sambisa Forest in the northeast of Nigeria.
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45,000 children reached with early childhood development support through UNICEF/H&M Conscious Foundation partnership
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Human Rights
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