Focus Articles
In each edition of the GEM Report, the Monitoring Section provides focus articles highlighting key issues that are shaping progress towards SDG 4. Here we provide a selection of these articles related to the themes of the SCOPE website.
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Will micro-credentials challenge traditional higher education degrees?
GEM Report 2023
Despite being part of the ‘three Rs’ of basic skills taught in schools, writing – unlike reading and mathematics – is rarely included in standardized learning assessments.
How do demand factors prevent universal schooling?
GEM Report 2021
In 2020, 260 million children, adolescents and youth were out of school. Examining the reasons and the barriers that keep them from education can help governments design better policies to address the problem.الإنصاف
First-generation students have it hard everywhere
GEM Report 2023
One group that is not mentioned at all in the SDG 4 framework is first-generation learners, i.e. learners who are the first in their family to attend a particular level of schooling.Education spending should focus on equity
GEM Report 2021
SDG thematic indicator 4.5.3 aims to capture countries’ efforts to redistribute public resources to support disadvantaged groups.التعلم
(How) do writing tools and techniques matter?
GEM Report 2023
Despite being part of the ‘three Rs’ of basic skills taught in schools, writing – unlike reading and mathematics – is rarely included in standardized learning assessments.Does reading speed matter?
GEM Report 2023
If reading comprehension is to be improved, the means to that end – the mechanics of reading – must be understood.الجودة
School buildings have ample technology
GEM Report 2023
Schooling does not require a building, but buildings such as tents and temporary structures can provide ventilation, hygiene facilities and shelter from the natural elements.Can solar power close the school electrification gap?
GEM Report 2023
Large numbers of schools in low- and middle-income countries, especially primary schools, do not have electricity.الشؤون المالية
What do online searches reveal about interest in international scholarships?
GEM Report 2023
Monitoring scholarships suffers from a lack of robust data.Poor countries need to increase tax revenue to fund education
GEM Report 2021
SDG thematic indicator 4.5.3 aims to capture countries’ efforts to redistribute public resources to support disadvantaged groups.