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2008-04-28

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New Curriculum Resources!
April 2008
The CGCE Global Action Week curriculum resources have been updated and are now available for teachers in grades 3-6. Clickc here fore more information about the resources, or see the Global Action Week website at www.campaignforeducationcanada.org/gaw Click here for more information.

Global Action Week around the world!
April 2008
Global Action Week starts in one week's time. Thousands of Canadian campaigners will join campaigners from around the world to mark Global Action Week, and to attempt an international Guinness record for the World's Largest Lesson. Check out this link to learn what's going on around the world! Click here for more information.

International Literacy Day
September 2007
Global Campaign for Education promotes the prioritization of literacy. Today more than 800 million adults are ill equipped to work their way out of poverty and ill health. Missing out on education, has meant more than missing out on the ability to read this article. Without an education 1 in 5 people, are without the knowledge, empowerment and skills to better their lives, to escape poverty, to protect their children from illness and participate fully in shaping the society in which they live. Click here for more information.

CGCE Education Update
August 2007

Check out the August edition of our newsletter!

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Bank and Fund Undermining Education Spending
July 2007
In a recent update by The Bretton Woods Project, the role of the World Bank and IMF in undermining the provision of free, universal primary education was critiqued. Click here to link to the full article. Click here for more information.

Global Action Week 2008 Theme Announced!
July 2007
Issues of quality education and exclusion are two of the biggest problems in education around the world. After a process of consultation, the GCE has announced that they will address these issues during Global Action Week 2008 (April 21-29): Quality Education to End Exclusion! To find out more, and to see a review of Canada's participation in Global Action Week 2007 Click here for more information.

GCE at the G8
June 2007
On the eve of the G8 Summit, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is uniting to call for action on aid and on basic education. GCE asks the G8 "Live up to your potential, give everyone the chance to go to school" Click here for more information.

Warm Words, Little Action at G8
June 2007

The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) has issued a guarded welcome to the constructive wording on education offered up in this year's G8 communiqué but is dismayed that yet again these promises aren't backed by enough real and specific funding commitments.

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Canadian Students Join the Call to Action!
April 2007
Canadian students and their teachers are joining up for Global Action Week in droves! Click here to JOIN UP for the World's Longest Chain. To find out more about the launch of Global Action Week and other activities, read our press release. Click here for more information.

Launch of Global Action Week
April 2007
Ottawa students at Manor Park Public School kicked-off Global Action Week activities with a school-wide event where they presented messages and a paper chain to their MP. Click here for more information.

CGCE Requests Meeting with Minister and CIDA
March 2007
The CGCE Steering Committee requested a meeting with the Minister for International Cooperation and President of CIDA to express civil society concerns before the May 2nd donor meeting on education. Read our briefing note and our letter to the Minister. Click here for more information.

'Keeping our Promises in Education' donor conference announced
March 2007
Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development, announced a high-level donor conference on education to take place in Brussels May 2, 2007. The GCE urges donors to give resources not rhetoric! Press release. Click here for more information.

We’ve moved!
January 2007
CODE, a member of CGCE, is now housing the CGCE Secretariat. Click here for more information.

Education Rights Now! Join Up for GLOBAL ACTION WEEK
January 2007
The CGCE and our partners invite you to participate in Global Action Week 2007. This year's campaign focuses on education as a human right. This year we hope to work with Canadian children and teachers in 1300 schools across the country. Click here for more information.

2007 Global Monitoring Report: Strong Foundations.
October 2006
Early childhood care and education, the first of six Education for All goals the world is committed to achieving by 2015, is the theme of this edition of the Report. Despite well-documented benefits for child development and well-being, the Report finds that this area remains the forgotten link in the education chain in many regions. Click here for more information.

G8 nations are 'Underachievers':
September 2006
GCE's School Report shows rich nations' broken promises to poor children. Canada receives a C grade. Click here for more information.