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Speaking Out for Education — in the U.S. and Around the World

I’ve been fortunate to be involved since early 2014 with the Global Partnership for Education, which, to oversimplify their mission, gathers and manages resources from countries and other donors for developing nations that are building their primary and secondary education systems. More recently, I worked with an organization called American Graduate, which raises awareness aboutContinue reading “Speaking Out for Education — in the U.S. and Around the World”

What It Takes to Promote Literacy Worldwide

On International Literacy Day, Alice Albright, CEO of Global Partnership for Education, my client, discusses how reading initiatives in developing countries are promoting literacy. It’s a piece I helped develop, and it draws on just a few of the projects that the Global Partnership makes possible around the world. According to estimates by UNESCO, 757 million adults andContinue reading “What It Takes to Promote Literacy Worldwide”

The Unfinished Business of the Americans with Disabilities Act

My client, the Ruderman Family Foundation, is a leader in promoting greater inclusion of people with disabilities into aspects of society — schools, workplaces, religious life and many other public accommodations. So it was appropriate that Jay Ruderman, the president of the Foundation, and Congressman Jim Langevin, a Democrat from Rhode Island and a leader inContinue reading “The Unfinished Business of the Americans with Disabilities Act”

The Last 15 Years in Global Education Show of Great Gains, Continued Challenges

Here’s a piece I wrote for the blog of (my client) the Global Partnership for Education, the leading multilateral organization promoting and supporting the development of primary education systems in developing countries around the world. It’s a summary of the UN’s 2015 Millennium Development Goals Report, which noted advances in primary school net enrollment rates, decreases in theContinue reading “The Last 15 Years in Global Education Show of Great Gains, Continued Challenges”