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Global Campaign for Education

Free, quality, basic education for every child in the world -- a promise we can keep.

More than 100 million school-age children have never had the chance to attend school. The NEA, together with Education International, is engaged in the Global Campaign for Education. The goal? To increase public awareness and the political will to make education for all a reality.

This promise to provide universal primary education came from the 2000 World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, where world leaders made commitments to education and our world's most valuable resource -- children.

The Promise
No countries seriously committed to education for all will be thwarted in their achievement of the [Education For All] goal by a lack of resources was the commitment made by 164 governments in the Dakar Framework for Action. It included the endorsement of the World Bank, which has guided education reform in many developing countries.

Watch the Video: NEA President and Education for the World's Children
Through the Global Campaign for Education, NEA President Reg Weaver describes the importance of education as a human right and how over 100 million children have never set foot in school. Learn about action that you can take to keep the global promise of education.
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Please help this campaign by sharing the materials below with your colleagues.

Resources for the Classroom

Make the Case: Host a hearing activity -- Secondary students conduct a mock Congressional hearing in which they make a case for universal basic education.
Make the Case: Poster activity -- Elementary or secondary students create a persuasive poster focusing on the importance of universal basic education.
Make the Case: Cut-Out "Friend" activity -- Elementary students create a cutout "friend" with a message about the importance of universal primary education.
Fact Sheets for Elementary Students
Fact Sheets for Secondary Students
Case Studies: 5 Children Needing an Education (Word, 5 pgs)
Children's Right to Education (PowerPoint, 26MB, 23 slides) -- This classroom-ready slide show on the human right to education includes photos, information, and case studies to share with students.
Kid Quotes -- Children from different countries offer their perspective on the importance of Education For All.

Resources for Educators

Education and Gender
Education and HIV/AIDS
International Goals: The worldwide effort to provide free, quality education to all children by 2015 is due to two international agreements negotiated within the United Nations.
Want to receive occasional email updates on international education issues? Subscribe to the NEA international listserv by sending an email to NEA. (Be sure to leave the subject line and the body of the message blank.)

Global Campaign for Education: History and Links

2006 International Campaign: A Sampling of Activities
Chronicle of Global, National, and NEA Action (2000-2006 ) (Word, 15.7MB, 5 pgs) -- Find out what actions have been taken since the Education For All campaign was launched six years ago -- across the world, across the U.S., and by the NEA.
U.S. Chapter of the Global Campaign for Education: This coalition of organizations and unions advocates for the U.S. government to do its fair share in securing Education for All. Resources and information for educators and activists are on the site.
International Global Campaign for Education: This organization works with education, religious, development, and human rights organizations in more than 100 counties. The Web site education news from around the globe and resource materials for the campaign.

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