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NORRAG Bulletin #50 - December 2020

NORRAG Special Issue

David Archer, Head of Public Services at ActionAid UK, announces NSI 05

NORRAG Launches Special Issue 05 "Domestic Financing: Tax and Education"

The fifth edition of NORRAG Special Issue, titled "Domestic Financing: Tax and Education" was released on 23 November 2020. Its online launch event webinar included over 130 academics, professionals, and activists from around the world. NSI 05, guest-edited by David Archer from ActionAid, consists of 25 articles which focus on education''s main source of funding: taxes. With a special emphasis on examples from the global South, NSI 05 analyzes the importance of tax justice and domestic resource mobilization in reaching education development goals. Read more...

Article about NSI 05 I Read NSI 05

NORRAG Special Issue 06: States of Emergency: Education in the time of Covid-19

Over the past year, Covid-19 has exacerbated existing inequalities in society, leaving the future of education and those who work in and with the sector in states of emergency. How did we get here and what might the future bring? NORRAG Special Issue 06 seeks to answer these questions through six key themes: Nature, States, Progress, Affect, Technology, and Inequalities. Accepting Submissions until 18th December! Interested in contributing to NSI 06?

NORRAG Projects

KIX EAP Completes Webinar Series for 2020

The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe|Asia|Pacific (EAP) webinar series was designed to enhance the utilisation of global public goods for policy and planning at the national level. The KIX EAP hub has successfully hosted five webinars, each bringing together hundreds of national experts, academics, and professionals. The series ran from July to November 2020 and included interpretations in English, Russian, and Arabic. A new series of webinars will start in 2021. Watch the replays below:

Webinar #5 [November 2020] Curriculum Implementation: Competency-based learning and the alignment of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment (with UNESCO Bangkok). Watch the replay...

Webinar #4 [October 2020] Using data to improve learning: Engaging with policy and reform (with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Watch the replay...

Webinar #3 [September 2020] Designing with People for People in Education: An Introduction to Design Thinking and Human Centered Design Methodologies (with Sina Mossayeb, CCO or Aero). Watch the replay...

Webinar #2 [August 2020] Potentials of Innovative Financing Solutions for Inclusive and Quality Education (with Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate, NORRAG). Watch the replay...

Webinar #1 [July 2020] Implementing Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) during COVID-19 (with FHI 360). Watch the replay...

Look forward to KIX Learning Cycle 2 in 2021!

KIX Learning Cycles are professional development opportunities offered to national education experts from 21 GPE partner countries in the Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) region. Learning Cycle 1 "Feasibility Study on Scaling Innovation" started in September with a total of 51 participants. The course, led by Julia Levin, Lecturer at the University of Hamburg, was offered in Russian. Learning Cycle 2 on Scaling Innovations begins in February 2021. It will be offered in English to national experts from all 21 KIX EAP countries, with a particular focus to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more...

IFE: NORRAG Expert Guest Speaker at World Bank Event

Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate at NORRAG and director of the portfolio on private sector engagement in education at NORRAG, participated as invited speaker on the World Bank event "A review of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in Education (IFE)" Read more...

News & Events

NORRAG Advisor is Speaker at SDPI and Malala Fund panel

Wajeeha Bajwa, NORRAG Advisor will be a Distinguished Speaker at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)''s Twenty-third Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 14 - 17 December 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Read more...

Call for Chapters! Edited Volume: "Systems Approaches in Education"

This edited volume proposes to examine the diversity of systems approaches currently being theorized and applied to education in middle and low income countries. It will bring together theoretical, methodological and contemporary empirical work. Learn more about the publication and submit an abstract by the 8th of January, 2021.

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Three Questions to a NORRAG Member: Dr William C. Smith

As part of our series "Three Questions to a NORRAG Member," we spoke to William C. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, about his move in 2018 to the Scottish university, how his work was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and his focus for 2021. Read more...

If you wish to contribute to the series "Three Questions to a NORRAG Member", reach out to us.

Featured Podcast: India Education Outcomes Fund

NORRAG''s podcast #6 features Archana Mehendale, one of the authors of "India Education Outcomes Fund (IEOF)" case study. In the episode, we get updates on the IEOF and discuss innovative funding strategies. Listen to the podcast here I More IFE case Studies

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NORRAG Blog

Commercialisation of Education in Mauritania (ENG/FR)

The most recent NORRAG Highlights, by Oc?ane Blavot," was posted on the 1st of December, 2020 and is accessible in both English and French. In the blog, the author presents a case study from Mauritania which discusses significant issues and risks which come along with the privatization and commercialization of public education systems. Read more...

More NORRAG Highlights

Measuring Global Citizenship: Opting out and obscure comparisons in OECD''s latest assessment by Heela Goren read more...
Hindsight is 20/20: Education for the Eradication of Poverty by Derek Langford read more...
University League Tables and Quality: What counts? By William C. Smith and Antonia Voigt read more...
Celebrate the Leadership of Teachers Around the World by UNESCO read more...
21st Century Skills in the time of COVID-19 By Le Thu Huong and Yee Ki Au read more...

Partner News

NORRAG's Senior Advisor Interviews Director General of the SDC

NORRAG''s Senior Advisor and Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, Michel Carton, interviewed Patricia Danzi, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The interview was published in the 26th edition of The Globe, The Graduate Institute Review. Read more...

Call for Proposals: Global Education Monitoring Report Fellowship Programme

The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR) just launched a call for its 2021 Fellowship programme which supports researchers who aim to bring a fresh perspective to comparative and international education. Learn more about the selection process and submit a proposal by 15th December 2020.

19 November 2020: Young Activist Coached by NORRAG''s Executive Director

NORRAG''s Executive Director, Dr. Moira Faul, coached a young activist as a side activity of the Young Activists Summit. The activist, Mohammad, is a 19-year-old from Syria who founded a school in his refugee camp in Lebanon. Although Mohamad is heavily involved in his work, he is encountering new challenges in providing education, and he sought guidance from NORRAG. Read more...

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NORRAG Bulletin #49 - September 2020

NORRAG Project

Innovative financing in education and development: NORRAG publishes working papers, animation videos and case studies

NORRAG has just released brand new publications on the topic of Innovative Finance for Education (IFE). The publications are a result of the "Innovative Financing in Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for E-Learning" project. The publications now available include working papers, animation videos and case studies, which present the results of research about diverse IFE experiences in the Global South. They are part of NORRAG's efforts to build empirical evidence on the use of innovative financing in improving provision, quality and equity in education. Read more...

Resources: Introduction to IFE, IFE mechanisms, IFE cases, Webinar recording on IFE

IFE Mechanisms video segments

Upcoming Event

30 September 2020: KIX EAP Webinar "Designing with People for People in Education"

The third Knowledge Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) Webinar will be organised by NORRAG on 30 September 2020. The webinar will feature as guest speaker Sina Mossayeb, Chief Creative Officer of Aero, and will provide participants with an interactive outlook of the impact of methodologies of design thinking and how it can bring a fresh lens to classrooms, school organizations, and even larger state and nationwide programmes.

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Upcoming webinars:

29 October 2020 (9:00 - 10:30 CET): Using data to improve learning: Engaging with policy and reform by ACER, Australia
25 November 2020 (9:00 AM CET) - Curriculum implementation - competency-based learning and the alignment of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment by UNESCO Bangkok

Latest News

Catch up on the first two KIX EAP Webinars

The first two KIX EAP webinars took place on 22 July and 27 August and were attended by some 200 participants from the KIX EAP region and beyond. The first webinar was organised in cooperation with the strategic partner FHI 360 on "Implementing Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) during COVID-19" and the second was organised by NORRAG on the topic of "Potentials of Innovative Financing Solutions for Inclusive and Quality Education". Watch again the webinars in our event highlights story:

First KIX EAP Webinar (Monitoring Evaluation and Learning)
Second KIX EAP Webinar (Innovative Financing for Education)

UNESCO-NORRAG consultation "The Futures of Education in emergencies and protracted crises"

On 17 July, a group of 35 experts from across policy, practice and academia engaged in an online consultation to discuss the Futures of Education in emergencies (EiE) and protracted crises. The consultation was organized by NORRAG and the UNESCO Futures of Education Initiative. The report of the event will be submitted to the International Commission on the Futures of Education for its consideration. Read more....

NORRAG KIX Report: Thematic Priorities in 21 GPE Partner Countries of the Europe | Asia | Pacific Region

A report for the KIX EAP Hub project is now available online. The report presents the findings from an empirical study on thematic priorities, challenges, and innovations in the 21 countries of the EAP region that are partner countries of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The study fulfills a dual purpose: to helps inform the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) about current issues in the region and for the KIX EAP hub itself to design a detailed work plan for the 45-month project. Read more...

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NORRAG Blog

NORRAG Highlights - recent posts

TINA comes to European Education? The European Commission, PISA, PIAAC, and American-Style Knowledge Capital Theory by Hikaru Komatsu and Jeremy Rappleye read more...
As we build global solidarity and action in education, think infrastructure not architecture by Noah W. Sobe read more...
All Means All: funding, efficiencies, data and the quality of inclusiveness by Moira V. Faul read more...
Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Education: What Should the Global Partnership for Education Do in Its New Strategy? by David Archer read more...
Lessons learned from China: bridging the digital divide during COVID-19 by Ji Liu read more...

NORRAG Debates - recent posts

Disaster Philanthropy: Exploring the Power and Influence of the Private Sector and For-Profit Philanthropy in Pandemic Times by Lara Patil read more...
Post COVID-19 and SDG4: Window of Opportunity or of Opportunism? by Alexandra Draxler read more...

Partner News

5 October 2020: Teachers facing the Digital Divide

As part of a series of events on the use of digital tools to address the SDGs, NORRAG is supporting the first of a series of online workshops with the Graduate Institute''s hub on digital governance in partnership with UNESCO and Microsoft. This online workshop "Teachers facing the Digital Divide" will take place on 5 October (15:00-16:00 CET). Register your interest at the following link.

09 September 2020: KIX Symposium - Reflecting on Progress and Looking Towards the Future

Through this event, participants will learn about the key mechanisms of KIX, newly funded projects and hubs, and the priorities for the coming year. This is an early engagement opportunity for education audiences who have tracked the development of KIX, seen calls for proposals, and will be interested in engaging over the next three years. Read more...

09 September 2020: GPE Webinar - The role of gender equality and girls' education in times of COVID-19

This virtual webinar, organised by the Global Partnership for Education, will bring together youth advocates and high-level political leaders to discuss gender equality and girls' education as a crucial aspect of the COVID-19 response and recovery, and to shine a spotlight on education investments for intergenerational and innovative approaches to keep girls learning. Read more...

IHEID signs a Pledge to Make Geneva a Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

The Graduate Institute, Geneva (whom NORRAG is an Associate Programme), has signed a Pledge of the 2019 Global Refugee Forum to make Geneva a Global Hub for Education in Emergencies. Read more....

IDRC-GPE: Four Regional KIX Calls for Expression of Interest Released

The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a partnership between IDRC and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), launched the first of four regional competitive calls to generate and mobilize innovative knowledge for education challenges shared across GPE member countries. NORRAG, as Regional Learning Partner (RLP) since April 2020, is managing the KIX Europe | Asia | Pacific hub. Read more...

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NORRAG Bulletin #48 - June 2020

A letter from NORRAG on the occasion of COVID-19

Dear NORRAG Members:

I am truly excited to join NORRAG as Executive Director. I have supported and admired the work of NORRAG for many years as a network member, and served on the Consultative Committee for three years. [...]

We share with you all a deep concern about the effects of crises, such as Covid-19, and how they further exacerbate the divide between those who have access to quality and equitable education and those who have not. Read the full letter...

NORRAG Project

NORRAG Launches KIX Europe Asia Pacific Hub

NORRAG organised on Wednesday 27 May the online launch event as part of the newly started KIX Hub for Europe, Asia, Pacific (EAP). NORRAG was selected to host the KIX EAP Hub as a Regional Learning Partner, serving as one of the four regional hubs of the KIX Initiative. KIX is a joint endeavour between the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to connect expertise, innovation and knowledge to help developing countries build stronger education systems and accelerate progress toward SDG 4. The launch convened delegations from the 21 participating countries. Read more...

COVID-19 Special

Covid-19 Member Survey - make your voice heard!

We have launched a survey for our Members on your response to Covid-19 in your country context. This survey will allow us to share within our Network how the pandemic has affected your work, your practices and the education system. Fill in the survey here.

COVID-19 Education Disruption and the Response by the Global Education Community

This NORRAG Blog post is published in the context of the global COVID-19 crisis by NORRAG staff Arushi Terway (Senior Lead Research Associate) and Marina Avelar (NORRAG Research Associate). It aims to track the latest developments in the education community and resources published as a response to the pandemic and its effect on education systems worldwide. Read more...

NORRAG Covid-19 Response

NORRAG recognises the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on its members and the wider community, which is why we have compiled this expanding list of activities related to Covid-19. Read more...

NORRAG Blog posts related to Covid-19

Covid-19 Pandemic: Preventing an Emerging Educational Crisis in Pakistan by Wajeeha Hazoor Bajwa read more...
Post COVID-19 and SDG4: Window of Opportunity or of Opportunism? by Alexandra Draxler read more...
Disaster Philanthropy: Exploring the Power and Influence of the Private Sector and For-Profit Philanthropy in Pandemic Times by Lara Patil read more...
Did the future arrive before we were ready for it? by Noah W. Sobe read more...
Sustaining learning communities through and beyond COVID-19 by Keith Holmes read more...

Latest News

NORRAG''s Carbon Footprint - A Pledge

Climate change is the defining issue of our times. NORRAG pledges to reduce our carbon footprint while further expanding our global presence. We are a global organization with staff and advisors in several countries and with a network of members all over the world. While reducing our carbon footprint, we ensure greater organizational representation in International Geneva as well as across the globe. Read the pledge...

Grading Goal Four - Chapters by Alexandra Draxler and Iveta Silova

Alexandra Draxler (Senior Advisor at NORRAG) and Iveta Silova (Professor and Director of the Center for the Advanced Studies in Global Education at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University and member of NORRAG) have contributed chapters to Grading Goal Four: Tensions, Threats and Opportunities in the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education, edited by Antonia Wulff. Read more...

The Evolution of Silicon Valley Philanthropy: "Disruption" and the Implications for Educational Development in Pandemic Times

NORRAG in collaboration with IHEID Interdisciplinary Programme organised on 30 April the third event in the "Graduate Institute Education Series". Titled "the Evolution of Silicon Valley Philanthropy: "Disruption" and the Implications for Educational Development in Pandemic Times", the event was organised as part of Gita Steiner-Khamsi classes at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Read more....

NORRAG welcomes new staff members Moira Faul (Executive Director) and Lisa Sabot-Schmid (Education Officer)

The NORRAG team welcomed Moira Faul as the new NORRAG Executive Director today. As the NORRAG team is currently working from home due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the welcome party took place over Zoom. In addition, we welcomed Lisa Sabot-Schmid as NORRAG's SDC Backstopping team Education Officer. Read more...

NORRAG Special Issue

NSI 04: New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education

The fourth edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI), released on 30 April 2020, is entitled "New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education." NSI 04 aims to analyse the disruptive nature of "new philanthropy" and its role in the changing landscape of global education and development. Read NSI 04...

Save the date: NSI 04 event

NORRAG is planning an event on the topic of "New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education." This will be held online at the end of June/beginning of July. Please mark your calendars. To receive more information about this event, please fill out this form.

NORRAG Members

NORRAG Podcast

Launched in 2019, the NORRAG Podcast is hosted on SoundCloud, subscribe to the Podcast to receive the latest episodes as soon as they are published.

The latest Podcast features Ji Liu, Senior Research Associate and the lead author of ''Human Capital Index and the hidden penalty for non-participation in International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs).

Update your data as a NORRAG Member

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NORRAG Blog

NORRAG Highlights - recent posts

Commentary on the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration by Arran Magee read more...

NORRAG Debates- recent posts

Promoting Research Uptake and Evidence-based Decision-making to Improve Education Outcomes in Northeast Nigeria by Silvia Diazgranados Ferr?ns read more...

Partner News

10 June 2020: Webinar - Strengthening the EiE Data Architecture

The Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is hosting the first in a series of VCIES EiE Data Webinars on Wednesday 10 June, 10 - 11:30 am. During this first webinar, individuals from INEE, the OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data, UNHCR, Translators Without Borders, and NORRAG will discuss the latest developments in strengthening the global EiE data architecture since the 2019 EiE Data Summit, and possible next steps. Read more...

UNESCO GEM Report special academic session on the 2020 GEM Report on inclusion and education

The GEM Team would like to invite NORRAG Members to take part in a session designed for academics to have Your Questions Answered on the 2020 GEM Report in a written live online discussion on 29 June. The series will offer academics a direct line of communication with the GEM Report's authors all day. Read more...

NORRAG and RECI Launch: Education and Migration: Recommendations for Practitioners Report

Education and Migration: Recommendations for Practitioners, a joint report by NORRAG and RECI, was launched at the RECI online General Assembly 2020 on 28 May. Read more...

Special Issue on Refugees and Education published in the JEiE

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) is happy to announce the publication of its latest issue, JEiE Vol. 5, No. 2. This is the critical and timely Part II of the Special Issue on Refugees and Education. Read more...

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Dear Charlotte Davis -- possible spam,

As a NORRAG Member, we would like to invite you to the below event taking place next Monday, which we think will be of interest to you:

Launch – NORRAG Special Issue 05 on Domestic Financing: Tax and Education

Date: 23 November 2020

Time: 14:00-15:30 CET (Zurich/Geneva)
Location: Online (Zoom meetings)

Register for the event at the following link

The online launch of NORRAG Special Issue 05 (NSI 05), “Domestic Financing: Tax and Education”, will take place on 23 November 2020 at 2pm CET. Much research focuses on international public and private financing for education. NSI 05 focuses on the main source of funding for education: taxes. In this NSI, researchers, practitioners and advocates examine the need to increase the size of the public purse, and the share that is dedicated to education. This launch highlights some of the global and national perspectives in NSI 05, and gives participants the opportunity to pose questions to these experts.

Welcome

Moira V. Faul, Executive Director, NORRAG

Introduction

David Archer, Head of Public Services, ActionAid, UK

Global Perspectives

Liz Nelson, Tax Justice & Human Rights, Tax Justice Network, United Kingdom

Steven J. Klees, Professor of International Education Policy and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, University of Maryland, United States

Dennis Sinyolo, Africa Director, Education International, Ghana

Country studies

Swetal Sindhvad, Executive Director, i3Development, Cambodia

Sergio Chaparro Hernandez, Program Officer, Centre for Economic and Social Rights, USA

Vanessa van den Boogaard, Senior Research Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development, University of Toronto, Canada

Discussant:

Camila Croso, Director of Education, Open Society Foundations

Keith Lewin, Emeritus Professor of International Development and Education, Centre for

International Education, University of Sussex, UK

Q&A with the audience

Register for the event at the following link

Watch a video with David Archer announcing the launch of NORRAG Special Issue

We look forward to seeing you at the event,

Kind regards,

Paul Gerhard | Senior Lead Communications and Outreach Specialist
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NORRAG Bulletin #47 - March 2020

Welcoming Dr. Moira Faul as new Executive Director of NORRAG
Moira comes to us from her current post as Deputy Director of the Public-Private Partnership Center at the University of Geneva, and was also Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute (IHEID) in 2019. Originally from Zimbabwe, Moira brings substantial expertise in education and international cooperation, as well as in organizational development and management in the private and voluntary sectors in China, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Read more...

NORRAG Project

NORRAG selected for hosting the ASIA++ hub of the KIX Initiative

NORRAG successfully participated in the international Call of IDRC (International Development Research Centre, Canada) for Regional Learning Partners of the KIX Initiative. The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange Initiative (KIX) of the Global Partnership for Education aims to strengthen education systems by implementing a mechanism for (i) surfacing and generating knowledge, (ii) adapting and taking to scale innovations, and (iii) learning from others by means of exchange. Read more...

NORRAG at CIES

22 - 26 March 2020, Miami, Florida - NORRAG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education Beyond the Human: Toward Sympoiesis

Dear NORRAG Members:

As you may know, the CIES Board has, in consideration of the safety and health of the CIES community, cancelled the on-site conference in Miami. We fully support the decision of the CIES Board. The following compilation of panels provides nevertheless a useful overview of the work of colleagues that would have presented at CIES 2020.

NORRAG will be participating in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference on 22-26 March 2020 in Miami. NORRAG will organise or participate in 11 panel discussions, four paper sessions, as well as the presentation of two NORRAG Special Issues and the outline of Book #3 in the book series on International Education and Development. Read more...

Upcoming Events

16 March 2020: Global monitoring of national educational development: coercive or constructive?

The panel with internationally renowned experts in education and global governance discusses the impact of global monitoring on national reform priorities in education. The event represents the launch of the new NORRAG Special Issue 03 (NSI 03) on the topic. The authors of NSI 03 examine how global monitoring knowledge is mobilized, produced, disseminated and used. The analyses are meant to bridge the gap between theory and practice as well as advocacy and policy in education. Three of the authors of the NSI 03 contributions will present their articles: Blanca Heredia, Gita Steiner-Khamsi and Paul Coust?re. Read more...

5-8 May 2020, S?o Paulo, Brazil: Philanthropy in Education - Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Countries

NORRAG and the Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education (BCRE) are engaged in an international effort to facilitate dialogue, research, and stakeholder collaboration for understanding how private actors, especially philanthropy, engage in education and interact with the Right to Education (RTE) in Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Countries. As part of the Philanthropy in Education Symposium Series, NORRAG and BCRE will co-organize a panel session within the "International Seminar on Education: Facing challenges and strengthening free, quality public education in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the Lusophone countries". Read more...

31 May - 1 June 2020: Philanthropy in Education: Reflections and Actions towards 2030

The final symposium of the series Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives will be held in the United Arab Emirates on May 31st & June 1st 2020. The symposium series is an initiative that was launched in 2016 by NORRAG, and the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation. It seeks to facilitate greater understanding and collaboration between philanthropic organizations, national policymakers, representatives of international organizations and academics working in the field of education. Register now to secure your place at the event.

NORRAG Special Issue

NSI 03: Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?

Published originally in Spanish, the third edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI), released on 3 October 2019, is now available in English. "Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?" aims to analyze the impact of global monitoring reports on education and educational policy around the world. Translations to other UN languages will be released in the coming months. Read NSI 03 in English...

Latest News

The Human Capital Index: A Flawed Methodology to Measuring School Learning | IHEID

The tragedy of the millions of children that are out-of-school (258 million), and the severe shortfall of funds to finance universal education (1.8 trillion USD) are recurring themes. In the past few years, however, a disaster of a different kind has made headlines: the huge gap between the expected years of school and the learning-adjusted years of school in a country. Read more...

Call for Contributions - NORRAG Special Issue 05 Domestic Financing: Tax and Education

In the wake of the SDG 2030 agenda, demands for alternative sources of finance for funding educational development have come up. A recurring theme is tax justice both in the global North and in the global South. NORRAG invites specialists and stakeholders interested or involved in the domestic financing of education, in particular on tax and education, to contribute to NSI 05. The issue will be guest-edited by David Archer, Head of Public Services, ActionAid. Read more...

Innovative Financing for Education Case Study Research: Partnership between NORRAG and IHEID Interdisciplinary Masters

Last year, NORRAG had the opportunity to partner with The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) to engage Master in Development Studies' students in conducting desk and field research as part of their Capstone Projects. Read more...

Event Report - NORRAG at the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum on "The Futures of Teaching"

As a member of the UNESCO Teacher Task Force and a key partner, Professor Ji Liu, also NORRAG Senior Research Associate, joined delegates at the Annual meeting and the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (TTF). The event was jointly organised by the TTF Secretariat, the UAE Ministry of Education and UNESCO Offices in the Region on 8-12 December 2019 in Dubai, UAE. Read more...

Watch again: Innovative Financing Case Studies and Debates in the New PPP Aid Architecture

Given the general decline in global aid to education and the need for an additional USD 1.8 trillion per year (as estimated by the Education Commission) in low and middle-income countries to achieve SDG4, there is a growing interest in turning to innovative financing mechanisms for the sector. The panel presented the latest developments of NORRAG's work in the area of Innovative Finance for Education (IFE). Read more...

NORRAG Members

Dr. Will Brehm is the second NORRAG Member to participate in our new series "three questions to a NORRAG Member". Learn more about FreshEd, the weekly podcast hosted by Will Brehm, and about his recent move to London at UCL Institute of Education in our interview with him.
Want to be featured in this section? Please write to paul.gerhard@graduateinstitute.ch.

NORRAG Podcast

Launched in 2019, the NORRAG Podcast already has four published episodes. The first episodes are dedicated to authors of the NORRAG Book "Philanthropy in Education: Diverse Perspectives and Global Trends", the second in the NORRAG Book Series in International Education and Development, published by E. Elgar Cheltenham, UK. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud, subscribe to the Podcast to receive the latest episodes as soon as they are published.

This week we published NORRAG Podcast #4 with Megan Haggerty and Bronwen Magrath, two of the authors along with Gordana Kelava of the chapter "The IEFG: role of a philanthropic affinity network within
global education" in the NORRAG Book Philanthropy in Education: Diverse Perspective and Global Trends (2019).

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Partner News

Education Out Loud: Open Call for Concept Notes Component 3

Education Out Loud is currently having an Open Call for Concept Notes OC 3. This call aims to support transnational civil society alliances to carry out innovative multi-country advocacy to influence transnational and national policy frameworks. The Application Deadline is January 31, 2020. Please find below the applicant guidelines in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Inside the Applicant Guideline in the section "How to apply" you will find the link to Register as Applicant. Read more...

Call for Proposals - Research on Privatisation Trends in Education in the Caribbean

Education International is looking for a researcher to map privatisation and commercialisation trends in education in the Caribbean region. This research will map the extent and impact of privatisation and commercialisation of education in the Caribbean. Apply before 18 March, 2020. Read more...

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NORRAG Bulletin #50 - December 2020

NORRAG Launches Special Issue 05 "Domestic Financing: Tax and Education"

NORRAG Special Issue 06: States of Emergency: Education in the time of Covid-19

KIX EAP Completes Webinar Series for 2020

Webinar #5 [November 2020] Curriculum Implementation: Competency-based learning and the alignment of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment (with UNESCO Bangkok). Watch the replay...

Webinar #4 [October 2020] Using data to improve learning: Engaging with policy and reform (with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Watch the replay...

Webinar #3 [September 2020] Designing with People for People in Education: An Introduction to Design Thinking and Human Centered Design Methodologies (with Sina Mossayeb, CCO or Aero). Watch the replay...

Webinar #2 [August 2020] Potentials of Innovative Financing Solutions for Inclusive and Quality Education (with Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate, NORRAG). Watch the replay...

Webinar #1 [July 2020] Implementing Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) during COVID-19 (with FHI 360). Watch the replay...

Look forward to KIX Learning Cycle 2 in 2021!

IFE: NORRAG Expert Guest Speaker at World Bank Event

NORRAG Advisor is Speaker at SDPI and Malala Fund panel

Call for Chapters! Edited Volume: "Systems Approaches in Education"

Update Your Data as a NORRAG Member

Three Questions to a NORRAG Member: Dr William C. Smith

Featured Podcast: India Education Outcomes Fund

Commercialisation of Education in Mauritania (ENG/FR)

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NORRAG's Senior Advisor Interviews Director General of the SDC

Call for Proposals: Global Education Monitoring Report Fellowship Programme

19 November 2020: Young Activist Coached by NORRAG''s Executive Director

NORRAG Bulletin #49 - September 2020

Innovative financing in education and development: NORRAG publishes working papers, animation videos and case studies

IFE Mechanisms video segments

30 September 2020: KIX EAP Webinar "Designing with People for People in Education"

Catch up on the first two KIX EAP Webinars

UNESCO-NORRAG consultation "The Futures of Education in emergencies and protracted crises"

NORRAG KIX Report: Thematic Priorities in 21 GPE Partner Countries of the Europe | Asia | Pacific Region

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NORRAG Highlights - recent posts

NORRAG Debates - recent posts

5 October 2020: Teachers facing the Digital Divide

09 September 2020: KIX Symposium - Reflecting on Progress and Looking Towards the Future

09 September 2020: GPE Webinar - The role of gender equality and girls' education in times of COVID-19

IHEID signs a Pledge to Make Geneva a Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

IDRC-GPE: Four Regional KIX Calls for Expression of Interest Released

NORRAG Bulletin #48 - June 2020

A letter from NORRAG on the occasion of COVID-19

NORRAG Launches KIX Europe Asia Pacific Hub

Covid-19 Member Survey - make your voice heard!

COVID-19 Education Disruption and the Response by the Global Education Community

NORRAG Covid-19 Response

NORRAG Blog posts related to Covid-19

NORRAG''s Carbon Footprint - A Pledge

Grading Goal Four - Chapters by Alexandra Draxler and Iveta Silova

The Evolution of Silicon Valley Philanthropy: "Disruption" and the Implications for Educational Development in Pandemic Times

NORRAG welcomes new staff members Moira Faul (Executive Director) and Lisa Sabot-Schmid (Education Officer)

NSI 04: New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education

Save the date: NSI 04 event

NORRAG Podcast

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NORRAG Highlights - recent posts

NORRAG Debates- recent posts

10 June 2020: Webinar - Strengthening the EiE Data Architecture

UNESCO GEM Report special academic session on the 2020 GEM Report on inclusion and education

NORRAG and RECI Launch: Education and Migration: Recommendations for Practitioners Report

Special Issue on Refugees and Education published in the JEiE

NORRAG Bulletin #47 - March 2020

NORRAG selected for hosting the ASIA++ hub of the KIX Initiative

22 - 26 March 2020, Miami, Florida - NORRAG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education Beyond the Human: Toward Sympoiesis

16 March 2020: Global monitoring of national educational development: coercive or constructive?

5-8 May 2020, S?o Paulo, Brazil: Philanthropy in Education - Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Countries

31 May - 1 June 2020: Philanthropy in Education: Reflections and Actions towards 2030

NSI 03: Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?

The Human Capital Index: A Flawed Methodology to Measuring School Learning | IHEID

Call for Contributions - NORRAG Special Issue 05 Domestic Financing: Tax and Education

Innovative Financing for Education Case Study Research: Partnership between NORRAG and IHEID Interdisciplinary Masters

Event Report - NORRAG at the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum on "The Futures of Teaching"

Watch again: Innovative Financing Case Studies and Debates in the New PPP Aid Architecture

NORRAG Podcast