On July 17, 2018 USAID released a draft U.S. Strategy on International Basic Education for public comment, as required by the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act. The READ Act stipulates that USAID must produce a whole-of-government international basic education strategy by September 8th, 2018. The draft strategy was open for public comment from July 17th through July 22nd, 2018.
New IDELA Report Makes the Case for Equity in Pre-Primary
USAID Releases 2011-2017 Progress Report
BEC Co-Hosts Roundtable on Social Emotional Learning in EiCC Settings
This event brought together practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the current evidence, implementation challenges, promising approaches, and innovative SEL interventions. These discussions helped inform the U.S. government’s policy priorities and implementation guidance on how to best improve SEL outcomes for children in crisis.
Room to Read Presents on Measurement of SEL for BEC M&E Group
Room to Read (Christine Beggs and Ryan Hebert) recently shared their experience with developing a comprehensive life skills assessment with the BEC M&E Working Group. The presentation outlined a multi-country process to develop and refine an assessment that measures knowledge, attitudes and skills across nine discrete life skills.
Teach for All & BEC Keep Education at the Forefront of World Bank's CSPF
Basic Education Coalition (BEC) members are following the recommendations of the World Bank's 2018 World Development Report to strengthen and diversify the education workforce. BEC was pleased to engage in dialogue about lessons learned with a panel at the World Bank's Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) on April 18th.
CIES 2018: Mexico City Recap
Check out the fun video CIES made of the conference: "A Look Back".
BEC Board of Directors Hosts Julie Cram, Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance
The BEC Board of Directors was pleased to welcome Julie Cram, newly appointed Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance, on Thursday, April 19th, for an introductory meeting. Ms. Cram was accompanied by Robert Burch, Anna Roberts, Jeff Mettille, and Gina Fu, of USAID's Education Office.
BEC's CIES 2018 Program
BEC Members are preparing for a record number of presentations at CIES this year. Check them out in our BEC CIES 2018 Program. Print a copy to bring with you!
Thank you to Renata Molinari Borges da Costa for undertaking this project!
"Dear Colleagues" Letter for Basic Ed Appropriations Receives Record Support
BEC supported Rep. Reichert (R-WA) and Rep. Quigley (D-IL), Co-Chairs of the Basic Education Caucus in the U.S. House of Reps, to building support for robust funding of International Basic Education through a "Dear Colleagues" letter.
BEC, RESULTS, GCE-US, UNICEF-USA, JRS, ONE Campaign, World Learning, and Global Citizen developed and executed a joint advocacy strategy to gather Representatives' signatures on the letter, which will be presented to the Chair (Rep. Hal Rogers) and Ranking Member (Rep. Nita Lowey) of the House SFOP's Subcommittee on Appropriations.
Last year, 91 Representatives signed the Basic Education letter, including 4 Republicans and 87 Democrats. This year, in addition to the 2 bipartisan co-sponsors, 118 Representatives signed the letter (more than any recent year), including 10 Republicans and 108 Democrats. We are proud of this collaborative effort and the growing momentum for Basic Education in the U.S. House of Representatives. We look forward to continuing our advocacy efforts with new and longstanding champions of this great bipartisan cause.