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Why Education Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n 17 ways education influences the new 17 Global Goals <\/a>\n
ow education affects the achievement of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Global Citizenship Education <\/a>\n
A video from the UN about how education can affect many areas of life <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Barriers to Education<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n If your commute to school was like this, would you still go? <\/a>\n
Captions and photos show the lengths some children go through to get to school every day.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 20 incredible journeys to school that will make yours look boring <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Universal Education for Every Child <\/a>\n
A video explaining the barriers to millions of children getting an education and some solutions <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Beatrice wants to go to school, but in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Education Aid<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n A growing number of children and adolescents are out of school as aid fails to meet the mark <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Infographics\u2013Out of School Children & Aid to Education <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Infographics\u2013Pricing the Right to Education <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Girls’ Education<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Girls\u2019 education \u2013 the facts <\/a>\n
A fact sheet from UNESCO about girls\u2019 education worldwide<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Where are the most marginalized girls on International Women\u2019s Day? Not in school <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Breaking down the barriers to girls\u2019 education <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The World\u2019s Best Investment: Girls\u2019 Education <\/a>\n
Five fact sheets about why investing girls\u2019 education is important <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Gender and EFA: 2000-2015 <\/a>\n
A report from UNICEF and UNESCO about the achievements in girls\u2019 education in developing countries and the work that still has to be done<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Strong Girls, Strong World <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n TED Talks: The Importance of Educating Girls <\/a>\n
Four TED Talks about the importance of educating girls<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n SOJA-Shadow <\/a>\n
A music video called Shadow, from the reggae band SOJA, shows education transforming the lives of girls in Jigjiga, the Somali region of Ethiopia.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jennette Winters (Beach Lange Books, 2009)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Nasreen\u2019s grandmother takes her to a secret school after her parents go missing.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick (Young Readers Edition, Little Brown & Company, 2014)<\/span> <\/a>\n
In this young readers edition, Malala Yousafzai’s fresh, straightforward voice creates an easily read narrative that will introduce younger readers to both her story and her mission.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Children with Disabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Fair\u2019n Square <\/a>\n
This animation shares some of the barriers children with disabilities face getting to school and at school.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Emily Included by Kathleen McDonnell (Second Story Press, 2011)<\/span> <\/a>\n
This is the true story of Emily Eaton, a child with cerebral palsy, and her fight for her right to attend school with kids without disabilities in a regular classroom. For older students<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Refugees<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Welcome to Against All Odds: <\/a>\n
An online game from the United Nations shows kids what it is like to be a refugee.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The Balloon Game <\/a>\n
A game from the United Nations to raise awareness of some of the issues faced by refugees<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Even war won\u2019t stop these girls from making their dreams come true <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Syrian refugee children photograph their lives in camps <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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