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Thanks to technology, tailoring education to the learner is within our grasp
IFS says increase in health provision, wider access to education and introduction of university fees is behind change
Britain is belatedly waking up to the central role of numeracy in modern life
Overwhelmed human resources teams should remember what employees really value at work
Looking at how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the learning crisis around the world and exploring innovative ideas and experiments to improve the quality of education for children in low and middle-income countries
If developing countries prioritise improving outcomes, the demographic dividend will last decades
Africa’s largest economy has some of the worst outcomes in the world
Education cannot compensate for the failure to implement redistributive social policies
Ministers must recognise the value of our interconnected system of post-18 courses and research
The government is promising a ‘world class education’, but offering limited additional resources
Photo essay: The FT followed the very different experiences of Kirma in India and Joshua in Tanzania
Getting more of the world’s children in school is the first step but how do we make it count?
The crisis threatens lasting harm but also creates opportunities, says Kenya’s president
Policymakers too often fail to grasp frontline needs in low-income countries
Complementary policies are needed to ensure intergenerational fairness now, not in the distant future
Pandemic has accelerated the adoption of machine learning as a tool for education
Absence from classrooms has caused severe damage in poorer countries
Researchers in low-income countries want more focus on basic literacy and numeracy
Experts say Uttar Pradesh plan to cut benefits to those with more than two children will hurt the country’s poorest
December summit in Tokyo aims to tackle the sharp rise in childhood malnutrition caused by the pandemic
Global gains in education are at risk as Covid-19 shuts 1.6bn learners out of school
Cost of expanding university and vocational courses needs to be shared
Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent’s fight against the pandemic
Months of missed classroom lessons will have long-term consequences
Debt relief is needed now to stop the pandemic denying more children a basic education, with girls most at risk
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