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Check out this new blog from my colleague Joe DeStefano at RTI International that challenges the prevailing assumptions about the costs of scaling up successful education interventions. Good food for thought!

🤝 From legislators to educators, our "Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2024" report is the essential read for anyone invested in Georgia's educational progress: https://lnkd.in/eP2_Pb2p #InformingLeadersImprovingEducation

Top 10 Issues to Watch in GA. Numbers 1-3 are of particular interest to me!

Free money for qualified next generation teachers! Here are two grants to check out, Spring 2025 priority application deadline is November 8th. For more information on these grants and to apply, check out: https://lnkd.in/gM4iVbbP. #teachers #studentteachers #educators #school #elevateteaching Minnesota Office of Higher Education

📚👩🏫 Teachers are the backbone of our education system! The UN High-Level Panel's recommendations emphasize the importance of professional standards and teacher well-being. Let's ensure their voices are heard in policy-making. Change starts with valuing our educators! Dennis SINYOLO #TeacherVoices #EducationForAll #SDG4 #GoPublic #FundEducation

Proprietors, #headteachers and #schoolleaders of non-association independent schools... You may have already the updated Keeping Children Safe in Education And delivered the usual annual updates for staff at the beginning of September But what actions have you taken or will you be taking to comply with the changes? And did you notice that a couple more changes were made on the 2nd and 3rd of September? Here is the table of substantive changes which is contained in the guidance with a few additions - some comments and suggestions about actions you can take to comply. We hope you find it useful.

What Is World Teachers' Day? 🎁World Teachers’ Day is an annual event held worldwide in celebration of teachers everywhere. The day aims to highlight the hard work of teachers and the crucial role they play in child development. 🎁World Teachers’ Day gives us an opportunity to appreciate the efforts of teachers all over the world. It also helps to highlight issues faced by educators, and look at ways that the teaching profession can be improved. 🎁The event is co-convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Education International (EI). 🎁What Is the History of World Teachers’ Day? The history of World Teachers’ Day goes back to 1994, when it was decided that there should be a global event to celebrate teachers and teaching. The date of 5th October was chosen because it is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO / UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This is an instrument that outlines the universal standards, rights and responsibilities for teachers. It sets benchmarks for teacher recruitment and retention, initial teacher training, and ongoing professional development for teachers around the world. 🎁The first World Teachers’ Day was held on 5th October 1994, and the event has been held annually ever since. The event is used to highlight the importance of teachers and the work they do, and to look at ways to improve teacher recruitment and retention by better supporting teachers and making them feel more valued. Great day for gifting and acknowledging teachers!! #worldteachersday #gifts #support #surprisegifts #customgifts #personalgifts #perthnow

Anyone interested in evidence-based policymaking should be paying close attention to this report about the positive impact of Sure Start. As well as educational outcomes the report also states that "the benefits of the programme are likely underestimated as they do not incorporate benefits to the exchequer in terms of increased tax revenue and reduced welfare spending, nor savings from reduced hospitalisations found in previous work." How tragic then that "Between 2010 and 2022, funding for Sure Start decreased by over two-thirds and over 1,340 centres closed." Short-term, short-sighted policy-making does great harm especially when its driven by political ideology not evidence.

📣 Now available: The "Freedom of Education Index 2023" hard copy edition! Our in-depth analysis of 157 countries covers crucial areas such as the legal framework for establishing and managing schools, as well as public funding for non-governmental schools. This comprehensive report provides a detailed overview of educational pluralism worldwide 🌍📊. 📬 Order your copy now by sending an e-mail to oidel@oidel.org!

ICYMI: This thought leadership piece articulates the urgent need for government intervention to address Jamaica's teacher brain drain crisis and proposes actionable solutions to retain and empower Jamaican educators. It emphasizes the pivotal role of affordable housing and collaborative efforts in revitalizing the education sector.. In the wake of our recent article shedding light on Jamaica's brain drain crisis and the pressing need for affordable housing, particularly for young professionals, a new development has come to our attention.... https://lnkd.in/dK23mhvu