Education assessment experts say they are “confident” that a key learning indicator measuring reading and math levels among early-grade school children will not be dropped from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals monitoring framework — however, not everyone is on board with the plan to save it.
The fate of SDG 4.1.1a — which focuses on the proportion of children in grades 2 and 3 “achieving at least a minimum proficiency level” in reading and mathematics, by sex — was put into question last October, creating panic among some in the education community.
Indicator 4.1.1a falls within SDG 4, which aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030.
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Sophie Edwards
Sophie Edwards is a Devex Contributing Reporter covering global education, water and sanitation, and innovative financing, along with other topics. She has previously worked for NGOs, and the World Bank, and spent a number of years as a journalist for a regional newspaper in the U.K. She has a master's degree from the Institute of Development Studies and a bachelor's from Cambridge University.
