Education systems are strongest when youth and students help shape them.
Our new #WorldEducationBlog explains why the 2026 Youth Report #LeadWithYouth matters & why meaningful youth participation is key as education systems look beyond the #SDG4 framework:
bit.ly/45tWw0m

Parliaments must #LeadForLearning.
In the new #WorldEducationBlog, Honourable Harry Kamboni MP shows why foundational learning must be a political priority:
bit.ly/4jFVcx5
#BornToLearn

GenAI is reshaping education research, but at what cost?
⚠️YES - it speeds up analysis
⚠️BUT - it risks amplifying bias & erodes critical thinking
Aisha Naz Ansari proposes a framework for responsible use in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4oZ34eb

#TechOnOurTerms

Are phone bans in schools working?
In just 2.5 years the share of countries restricting phone use has doubled.
Evidence links bans to better learning & calmer classrooms, especially for disadvantaged students.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog:
bit.ly/3MEV6cM
#TechOnOurTerms

This #MECCE Project indicator is an official SDG global indicator on greening national curricula.

👉 Learn more on the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/3WorldEdBlog
👉 Access the data: databrowser.uis.unesco.org
👉 Explore the data: mecce.ca/data-platform/

Huge thanks to all who made this possible!

How green is your curriculum?
A new indicator under #SDG 4.7.1 measures how countries embed sustainability, climate change & biodiversity in education.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog by Manos Antoninis, Aaron Benavot & Marcia McKenzie: bit.ly/4nYTveV
#LearnForOurPlanet

Why should #ClimateChange Education start in the early years?
It is not about complex science, but shaping how children see, feel & care for the planet.
Read the #WorldEducationBlog by Neelima Chopra & Sheldon Shaeffer, ARNEC:
bit.ly/4qUJqlN
#COP30 #LearnForOurPlanet

Aid to education in Africa is falling fast and projected to drop by 25% between 2023 & 2027, with some countries facing cuts of up to 50%.
A new #WorldEducationBlog outlines 3 ways to build sustainable education systems:
bit.ly/43O6U1V

#GEMReport #borntolearn

In most African countries, under 10% of education budgets go to school construction & 40% of classrooms are temporary.
It’s time to put infrastructure back at the centre of education policy.
Explore the new #WorldEducationBlog by Paul Bennell: bit.ly/4qEhHWv
#BorntoLearn

Is Africa’s “learning crisis” really about test scores or something deeper?
New #WorldEducationBlog by Kwame Akyeampong & Sean Higgins calls for education rooted in language, community & dignity: bit.ly/472NecX

#BorntoLearn

More screen time ≠ learning.
Many EdTech tools claim “impact” without real proof.
Prof. Natalia Kucirkova breaks down 3 pitfalls in EdTech impact evaluations and how to fix them in the new #WorldEducationBlog:
bit.ly/46X8AIL
#GEMReport #TechOnOurTerms

30 years after Beijing Declaration, girls’ education has advanced, but the progress is incomplete.
133M girls remain #OutOfSchool. Women hold only 30% of higher-education leadership roles.
➡️ Explore the new #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4n7MzvB
#HerEducationOurFuture

What does it mean to be a different kind of teacher?

Explore in our latest #WorldEducationBlog by Oceano Sanhá Tchongo, director of a teacher training college in Guinea Bissau: bit.ly/3Wp2quB

#WorldTeachersDay #Teachers #LeadforLearning #SDG4

🚫 Tents are not schools.
In #Gaza, children are learning on the ground, under tarpaulin, with no salaries for teachers and no resources.
Education is not a luxury. It is a right and a lifeline.
Explore the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/42hSmHg

#ProtectEducation

By the end of 2024, 79 education systems (40% globally) banned smartphones in schools, a sharp rise from 30% in 2023 (#GEMReport's PEER Profiles).
Ban or regulate? Share your take!
Explore more in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4gdcBKa

#TechOnOurTerms

Almost 10 years after the world pledged #SDG4, the promise of Education for All remains unfinished.
Preschool enrolment has stalled, 272M children are still #OutOfSchool and education spending is down.
Explore more in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/427ed4b

#GEMReport

🔔 The #GEMReport launches a Countdown to 2030 series:
2026: Access & equity
2027/8: Quality & learning
2029: Relevance & impact
The #2026GEMReport will track 5 key indicators across 35 countries.
➡️ More in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/47SPyUG
#SDG4Countdown #SDG4

Education is key to healthier diets.
Yet, across 126 countries there are just 2.3 nutrition professionals per 100k people on average.
But some countries show it is never too late to #LearnToEatWell.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4puO8G4
#SchoolMeals #SDG2 #SDG4

🥗 #SchoolMeals are only as good as the expertise behind them.
Yet in 2022, over 1 in 4 school meal programmes worldwide had no nutritionist involved.
#LearnToEatWell in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4gt7N57

#SDG2 #SDG4

🥗 In 2024, 459M children received school meals, 71M more than in 2020.
Yet, today’s global indicator counts coverage, not quality of #SchoolMeals.
Explore why this is an issue in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4pxJ6sH

#LearntoEatWell

From rural Sumatra to Bali’s global classrooms, teacher Ahmad Fadli has seen both sides of Indonesia’s education divide.
His story shows why #TeachersVoices matter in tackling inequality.
➡️ Read the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/461LTCz

Are school principals well paid?

In some countries, they earn 6x GDP per capita.
In others, less than teachers.

Fair pay is key to valuing leadership + keeping schools strong.

Read the latest #WorldEducationBlog 👉 world-education-blog.org/2025/08/28/a...

Technology is reshaping education in the Pacific, but only when adapted to local realities.
A new #WorldEducationBlog explores how 17 nations, guided by #PacREF, are aligning digital tools with culture, equity & teacher support.
➡️ bit.ly/4fQoWp8
#TechOnOurTerms

#China, #Japan & the Republic of #Korea are at the forefront of digital transformation in education.
But this change is not driven by technology alone. It is powered by effective education leadership.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4myHNre
#LeadforLearning

Language is identity.
Digital education can empower Indigenous communities, but only if it reflects their languages and cultures.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let’s ensure tech in education includes everyone.
More in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/3USWMQI
#TechOnOurTerms

When schools closed during the pandemic, #Uzbekistan kept learning going.
By using national TV it showed that inclusive education does not need high tech, just smart policy.
More in the #WorldEducationBlog by Harry Anthony Patrinos and Syedah Aroob Iqbal: bit.ly/4l9NqeU

Jutta Urpilainen, Chair of the #GEMReport Advisory Board, calls for urgent action as the global education financing system is failing those who need it most.
We urgently need to rethink how we #FundEducation.
➡️More in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/3Ia7jUw
#FFD4

Only 29% of humanitarian education appeals were funded in 2024.
In a world of growing crises, fragmented & inconsistent data is holding back effective funding.
We need better data to #FundEducation!
Read #WorldEducationBlog by #GEMReport & @educannotwait.bsky.social: bit.ly/3TkVwVO

“Education is a long-term investment.”
In a new #WorldEducationBlog, MEP György Hölvényi urges donors to treat the education funding crisis as a chance to rebuild trust and reform aid.
Read his call to action: bit.ly/4nqx8Qi
#FundEducation #SDG4 #FFD4
@europarl.europa.eu ‪‪I @ipned.bsky.social

Aid to education is projected to fall by a quarter by 2027.
It already dropped by 12% in 2024.
Meanwhile, 272M children & youth are #OutOfSchool.
We must #FundEducation now!
Explore more in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4njknXO
#FFD4