Scaling up quality education in developing countries will require sustained funding beyond the pilot phase — the time when most projects now end, according to the Brookings Institution. Donors should coordinate with one-another to ensure short-, medium- and long-term funding is secured, the think tank recommends.
Speaking to reporters at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai on Saturday, Rebecca Winthrop, senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution gave a sneak peak into an upcoming report called, “Millions Learning: Scaling Up Quality Education in Developing Countries.”
Quality learning rather than simply access to education is a critical emphasis of Sustainable Development Goal 4, which differentiates it from the education Millennium Development Goal of the past.
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Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
