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At the beginning of this century Uruguay was the "Sweden of Latin America" -- introducing the 8 hour work day in 1915, free high schools in 1916, and state pensions in 1919.
If community centers, schools, and public locations are places where people of different religions, cultures, and race meet, xenophobia is less likely to take root.
Schools were multiplying as attendance surged.
A Massacre in AfricaLONDON – Why is it that schools and schoolchildren have become such high-profile targets for murderous Islamist militants?
With continued assaults on local schools, Boko Haram has escalated its war against education – making the last two years Nigeria’s worst in terms of the violation of children’s rights.
In the past five years, there have been nearly 10,000 attacks on schools and educational establishments.
Why is it that schools, which should be recognized as safe havens, have become instruments of war, and schoolchildren have become pawns in extremists’ strategies?
Moreover, extremists like Boko Haram and Al-Shabab calculate that they can attack schools with impunity.
Until recently, we have done far too little to protect schools and prevent their militarization during times of conflict.
But, just as wars should never be waged by targeting hospitals, so combatants should never violate schools.
Thirty countries have recently signed up to the Lucens or Safe School guidelines, which instruct their military authorities how to prevent schools from being used as instruments of war.
Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, recommends designating abductions of children from schools a “trigger violation” for the naming of terrorist organizations in the secretary-general’s annual report to the Security Council.
And, thanks to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, the Global Business Coalition for Education, and former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria has now piloted the concept of safe schools.
In a year when there are more local conflicts than ever – and in which children have become among the first (and forgotten) casualties – it is urgent that we make stopping attacks on schools a high priority.
In dark times, children and parents continue to view their schools as sanctuaries, as places of normality and safety.
There is no more powerful way to uphold the vision of a future free from conflict than by keeping schools running.
Imagine that the Olympic Committee represented only the interests of gold medal winners, or that the Education Ministry represented only post-doctoral programs but ignored elementary schools.
The plight of Egypt’s public schools is a critical indicator of how Egypt’s revolution has failed its people.
When an education stops – or is stolen – children lose the protection of schools.
Incomprehensibly, the world has failed to provide funds for even basic needs like food and housing, let alone for the schools, health care, and training that would persuade refugees to stay closer to home.
They were more interested in social issues such as improving hospitals and schools and preventing crime.
As a result, women must be strictly secluded and made invisible when in public, for they are personally responsible for the desire that they could ignite in schools, hospitals, parks, or markets.
Schools, however, can nurture a new generation of environmentally savvy citizens to support the transition to a prosperous and sustainable future.
Some schools are already becoming learning labs for sustainable development, where young students are being prepared to adapt to and help mitigate the consequences of climate change.
Together, UNESCO and the UNFCCC are not only promoting climate-change education in schools; they are also giving teachers the tools and knowledge they need to provide that education through online courses.
Already, more than 14 million students and 1.2 million teachers in 58 countries have been engaged in such learning, and 550 business schools have signed on to the Principles for Responsible Management Education, developed by the UN Global Compact.
Both schools of thought share a focus on fundamentals, unlike a third – and, in my opinion, highly plausible – view: that the asset-price volatility we have been seeing has little or nothing to do with changes in fundamentals.
And highways, bridges, hospitals, and schools are falling apart.
The world is no doubt making progress in extending access to schools, with more children are enrolled and attending than ever before.
It will come as no surprise that in most countries, schools in wealthier neighborhoods typically have better facilities, more qualified teachers, and smaller class sizes.
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