For Julia Gillard, the long road toward the creation of the post-2015 development has provided two things: recognition of the gaps and shortfalls of the Millennium Development Goals, and an opportunity to do better moving forward.
And this includes being better — collectively — at addressing education.
In an exclusive interview with Devex, Australia’s former prime minister said despite the milestones achieved through the MDGs, education goals remain far from ideal. More than 58 million children of school age do not receive primary education, and about 250 million children who do aren’t getting quality education.