![]() ![]() To do so, it is imperative that we unlock children’s barriers keeping them from quality education - whether those obstacles be unattainable school fees, untrained and unsupported teachers, lack of schools, the push for children to work and marry young, or other barriers.Įducation is the great social equalizer and access to free, high quality schools can level the playing field for disadvantaged children. We can and must ensure all children get quality education. ![]() King said, “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.”Ĭhildren from marginalized groups - girls, those living in poverty, and people with disabilities - continue to be excluded from school entirely, to drop out, or to receive a low quality education at much higher rates than their more advantaged peers. and the civil rights movement, it is vital to recognize that unequal access to quality education violates children’s rights and affects all of our futures. As the Commission notes, “Education is a human right, a civil right, and an economic imperative.”Įspecially on this day honoring Dr. According to the report from the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity if we continue with business as usual, in 2030 less than 1 in 10 children in low income countries will be on track to acquire basic secondary school level skills and more than 1.5 billion adults will have only a primary education. Today, 263 million children and youth are not in school, and another 330 million are in school but not learning. ![]()
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