Global Education

Education is a right, not a privilege. RESULTS supports programs and policies that not only get children in school, but ensure they learn once they reach the classroom. The pandemic has dealt a major blow to education globally, particularly in countries already facing the consequences of decades of colonialism, resource extraction, and unjust global lending policies.

Now is the time to act, and our new report sheds important light on steps USAID can take to strengthen the equity and impact of its investments in foundational learning.

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REPORT: Building on strong foundations

Foundational Learning Primer

2023 Global Education Policy Brief

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UN Resolution Urges States to Respect, Protect, and Fulfill the Right to Education

In June 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution urging States to strengthen public education systems and to regulate education provision of non-state actors. Twenty-six civil society organizations, including RESULTS Educational Fund, endorsed a press release supporting the UN's recommendations seeking to ensure the right to education for all children.

July 14, 2016 | Global Education

Right to Education Index grows from five to fifteen Countries in 2016

The Right to Education Index (RTEI) is a Global Education tool that measures the realization of the right to education for everyone, everywhere. Since 2015, the RTEI has expanded from 5 to 15 countries.

July 8, 2016 | Global Education

Right to Education Index Pilot Report Now Available

In 2015, RESULTS Educational Fund and partners piloted the Right to Education Index in five countries. The results of that pilot are now available in the Right to Education Index Pilot Report.

April 25, 2016 | Global Education

Are For-profit, Fee-charging Private Schools the Solution for the World’s Poor?

Donor support to for-profit, fee-charging school companies has inspired a global debate. Are these schools reaching the poor, or are they reinforcing school fees, a known barrier for the poor that the international community has worked decades to abolish. The World Bank has been criticized for recent investments in this area by both local communities and global civil society, raising a fundamental question: Why is the World Bank supporting the expansion of for-profit, fee-charging private schools? RESULTS and partners placed this question front and center in a session held as part of the 2016 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings earlier this month.

April 23, 2016 | Global Education

Appropriations Wrap-Up for FY2016

Advocacy is a lot like sowing seeds and then waiting for something good to sprout up. That was ever apparent after 11 months of work last year when the long awaited passage of the omnibus spending bill on December 18 reversed funding cuts proposed by the administration and even increased some poverty focused accounts RESULTS supports, none of which was guaranteed at the start of the year.