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The Teacher Policy Development Guide was developed by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) in close coordination with UNESCO entities and external partners of the...

Teachers around the world are likely to encounter students with varied backgrounds and experiences, strengths and weaknesses in their classrooms. The paper reviews the literature and available data on...

SDG 4.c calls for increasing the supply of qualified teachers while many countries face teacher shortages. Using TALIS 2018 data, this article argues that the problem is two-fold: increasing the...

In Latin America, as in other regions of the world, the expansion of education coverage has led to concern about safeguarding the quality of instruction. In particular, the selection, training, and...

For the first time in the history of global education goals, the United Nations Sustainable Development Target 4c specified the increase of qualified teachers as a means to achieve important...

The OECD DAC’s Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet) adapted definitions for the five DAC evaluation criteria and added one new criterion – coherence – in 2018 to advance the 2030 Agenda...

This note reviews how teacher-related issues are addressed in Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) on education, and at each of the key steps since the preparation for the post 2015 education agenda...

There is a learning crisis. Fifty-three per cent of children in low- and middle-income countries are in ‘learning poverty’, i.e. they cannot read and understand a simple text by the end of primary...

An important element of inclusive education involves ensuring that all teachers are prepared to teach all students. Inclusion cannot be realized unless teachers are empowered agents of change, with...

Across the globe, youth are acting with urgency and passion to challenge the inadequate response of global leaders to the climate crisis, aiming to propel action toward sustainability and justice...

Teachers are the backbone of education systems and the key to reaching learning goals, regardless of context and situation. Within the COVID-19 crisis, they are on the front line in ensuring that...