The Global Search for Education: The Rich, the Poor and What the World’s Millennials Think
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD), the gap between the rich and the poor keeps widening, with the richest 10% of the population earning 9.6 times the income of the poorest 10%. Income inequality has been growing on average in OECD countries over the last 25 years. Relative poverty is increasing. Their research also concluded there is a wider gap in education in the most unequal countries, which leads to a...
The Global Search for Education: What is the Future of Education?
“Technology is the hope for many low-income students who cannot afford the more selective institutions. It’s one answer to getting costs under control….”– Anthony Carnevale What are you selling, higher education or an experience? Harvard provides a world-class education and generous financial aid, so why didn’t Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates stick around and take advantage of it? There’s...
The Global Search for Education: What Students Want
What students want — and what world leaders can and must do better! Mark this day with a white stone — July 12, 2013. The venue: The United Nations. The Event: Malala Yousafzai, the fearless education rights campaigner from Pakistan shot by extremists on her way to school, takes center stage to celebrate her birthday and together with her fellow student campaigners, leads us in a global discussion of the world’s...
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