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Children with disabilities can learn…and the pandemic should be no barrier!This blog was originally posted on World Education Blog on 5 May 2021 by GEM Report By Rita Crespo Fernandez, Humanity & Inclusion Photo credit: Humanity & InclusionKhursaid, who lives in Nepal, is in the 4th grade. He can only see when…
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Inclusion in early education in Singapore: towards more equitable foundationsPosted on 15 April 2021 by GEM Report Listen to this blog Just last month the Singapore Government made a welcome announcement. From the second half of 2023, all pre-schools will have an inclusion coordinator. This new role in schools will identify…
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Applying a social inclusion lens to disability-inclusive educationThis fireside chat between Maria-Beatriz Orlando, and the Global Disability Advisor, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo explored the relevance of applying the social inclusion lens to disability inclusive education as it focuses on the importance of family,…
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Preparing Inclusive Teachers: A Conversation about the World Bank’s Teach Inclusive ToolThis fireside chat between World Bank colleagues Omar Arias, Ezequiel Molina, and Adelle Pushparatnam delved into the evidence and the importance of understanding inclusive teaching practices at the classroom level as well as using World Bank’s…
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Inclusive Education Financing in the Era of COVID-19: What Has Changed? What Needs to Change?The IEI 2nd anniversary capped off with a presentation from Robert Prouty, on the patterns of financing for inclusive education before and during the pandemic, and what this all means moving forward. The pandemic has not been the great equalizer but…
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Findings from the IEI’s ‘Learners with Disabilities and COVID-19 School Closures’ SurveyThe second session presented key preliminary findings from the IEI’s “Learners with Disabilities and COVID-19 School Closure” Survey. The World Bank’s Global Disability Advisor, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, presented preliminary data analysis from the…
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Education of Children with Disabilities in Malawi: Results from a Survey with ParentsThis blog was originally posted on UKFIETby Jenipher Mbukwa-Ngwira, Shruti Taneja Johansson, Nidhi Singal, Eric Umar, Paul Lynch and Gertrude Chatha on March 29, 2021. This blog was written by Ms. Jenipher Mbukwa-Ngwira (Catholic University of…
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World Education Blog - Christophe: A COVID-19 learning hero for blind learners in Burkina FasoThis blog was originally posted on World Education Blog Posted on 12 March 2021 by GEM Report Christophe Oulé became blind when he was 43. “It did not happen immediately,” he said. “It took six months. At first, I felt useless. When I first knew, I…
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Sign language in education is oft forgottenThis blog was originally posted on World Education Blog Posted on 11 March 2021 by GEM Report About 34 million children worldwide have disabling hearing loss. Nearly 95% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, for whom sign language knowledge…
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Transforming Education in Sierra Leone Continues with Geospatial DataThis blog was originally posted on GPE Education for All on March 04, 2021 by David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone, and Alina Game. A teacher computes students' grades for their report card. Kailahun,…
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