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Quality education
Hamburg forest education project connects young people across continents
Wälder ohne Grenzen links outdoor learning and youth filmmaking with international exchange as its next phase develops
Editorial Team SDG4
Sep 144 min read
Worldreader tests whether mobile reading can turn screen time into early learning
BookSmart gives families free digital books, but access, sustained use and evidence remain central questions
Editorial Team SDG4
Sep 84 min read
Camara Education’s digital classrooms test the promise of offline learning
The charity combines reused computers, teacher training and local hubs in Africa, while evidence on education technology remains mixed
Editorial Team SDG4
Sep 35 min read
African Library Project expands school libraries through locally managed book partnerships
The US-based non-profit links North American book drives with schools and community organisations in seven African countries
Editorial Team SDG4
Aug 315 min read
Pratham’s learning model tests what children can actually do
Simple assessments and level-based teaching have reshaped the debate over foundational learning and how programmes scale
Editorial Team SDG4
Aug 204 min read
Teach A Man To Fish brings enterprise learning into the classroom
School businesses connect practical education with work skills, local opportunity and greater self-reliance
Editorial Team SDG4
Aug 35 min read
Libraries as democratic infrastructure for education and public life
Libraries protect equal access to knowledge, digital services and lifelong learning amid widening social and information divides
Editorial Team SDG4
Jul 167 min read
Library For All and the case for culturally relevant children's books
Library For All works to expand early literacy by creating books that reflect the languages and lives of underserved children
Editorial Team SDG4
Jul 87 min read
When sustainability begins in the classroom
GSI workshops in Tarifa helped primary school pupils turn the Sustainable Development Goals into practical school action
Editorial Team SDG4
Jun 283 min read
White House Tarifa Advisory Board established
New advisory board will guide White House Tarifa as GSI’s seat for research, education and global cooperation.
Editorial Team SDG4
Jun 202 min read
UNICEF Digital Education, the difficult work of making learning technology serve every child
UNICEF is pushing digital learning beyond access, towards equity, safety and stronger public education systems.
Editorial Team SDG4
Jun 26 min read
Education Cannot Wait and the widening education emergency facing children in crisis
The UN fund tracks and supports education needs as conflict, displacement and climate shocks keep millions from school
Editorial Team SDG4
May 77 min read
Climate disasters, conflict and exclusion are making education unstable for millions of children
Schools may still stand, but crisis is making learning less regular, safe and equal for millions of children
Editorial Team SDG4
May 46 min read
Science X and the contested craft of science journalism
A fast-growing science news platform says speed and independence can coexist, but the wider information climate makes that claim harder to test
Editorial Team SDG4
Apr 176 min read
Teach the Future and the politics of climate education reform
A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 215 min read
The rural, urban education gap goes far beyond connectivity
Internet access matters, but rural learners are held back by deeper inequalities in teaching, transport, devices and support
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 196 min read
NGOs working on school dropout in later adolescence are filling gaps that states still leave open
As upper secondary dropout remains high, civil society groups are targeting poverty, gender, conflict and exclusion
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 146 min read
European NGOs tackling household debt and basic financial education amid Europe’s cost-of-living strain
From debt counselling to school lessons, civil society is filling gaps as EU rules tighten and borrowing shifts online
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 97 min read
Child poverty and unequal access to extracurricular activities in South America
Cost, safety and time pressures are shutting poorer children out of sport, arts and tutoring, deepening inequality
Editorial Team SDG4
Feb 287 min read
Forward Faster initiative drives global investment in education and skills development
Corporate action on sustainability intensifies as the Forward Faster campaign links business strategy with education and equality
Editorial Team SDG4
Feb 32 min read
Global education challenges 2026: the SDG 4 funding gap & AI's equity paradox
UNESCO's Intl. Education Day 2026 focuses on youth co-creation amidst a $97bn annual funding deficit
Editorial Team SDG4
Jan 243 min read
The Ayrton Senna Institute and the long view of education reform
Systemic education reform at scale shows how policy driven innovation can reduce inequality and strengthen public schooling in Brazil
Editorial Team SDG4
Jan 143 min read
Education under pressure: why student mental health defines true quality in learning
Social media, fear of failure, and academic demands are shaping a generation at risk, but also one capable of redefining what real educational excellence means
Editorial Team SDG4
Nov 23, 20253 min read
Pratham’s quiet education revolution transforming learning for children
How a grassroots approach and evidence-based innovation are redefining access to quality education across India
Editorial Team SDG4
Oct 15, 20253 min read
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