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Goger, Annelies; Parco, Allyson; Carter-Rau, Rohan; Henderson, Jessa; Homma, Kazumi; Meliksetyan, Ani; Milman, Natalie – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2022
This report examines how digital credentials and learning and employment records (LERs) are shaping the ways people access education and career opportunities around the world. In this report, the authors share key findings from their research on digital credentials and LERs and present three detailed case studies of initiatives to govern and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Records, Employment Patterns, Access to Education
Fowler, Brian; Vegas, Emiliana – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
Computer science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration, among others. As these skills take preeminence in the rapidly changing 21st century, CS education promises to significantly enhance student preparedness for the future of work and active citizenship. Based on prior…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, State Programs, Program Implementation, Elementary Secondary Education
Attal, Nangyalai – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
As one of the top growth sectors in Afghanistan, agriculture is the backbone of the economy--and women and girls are the backbone of agriculture, with 70 percent of rural women working directly or indirectly in the sector (AREU 2017). Even though girls learn agricultural skills informally from family and friends, they make up only 12 percent of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Barriers, Vocational Education
Fowler, Brian; Nesen, Yuri; Vegas, Emiliana – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
Computer Science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. Since these skills take preeminence in the rapidly changing 21st century, CS education promises to significantly enhance student preparedness for the future of work and active citizenship. Based on prior analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum Development
Steer, Liesbet; Smith, Katie – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2015
It is hoped that this year will be marked in history as the year when the world agreed on an ambitious global plan to eradicate poverty and ensure that all children have access to a high-quality basic education. This report focuses on how a subset of the targets related to basic education--that is, that all children should complete high-quality…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Global Education, Access to Education, Developing Nations