


Commissioner: Local authorities in England must be ‘first and best education champion’ for children in care
Vulnerable children in care in England are missing from school and at risk of becoming ‘invisible’ to the services there to support them, without any of the vital opportunities education provides. That’s the key takeaway message...Read more
USA: COVID learning loss driven more by school and community factors than household ones, research finds
Just as COVID hit some communities much harder than others, schools across the U.S. suffered disparate academic losses in the wake of the pandemic.Read more
The outsize benefits of school health and nutrition programmes
Schools have a critical role to play in creating an equal and inclusive future, not just in what they teach but also how they enhance the health of the children in their care, according to...Read more
Game on for collaborative learning
Holding a conversation, working in a group, giving constructive feedback and dealing with conflict are vital interpersonal skills that contribute to an empowered and connected life.Read more
‘America’s children are hungry’ – and things are getting worse
Schools across the U.S are increasingly concerned of the effects on children’s education from them not having enough to eat.Read more
The climate crisis disrupts 40 million children’s education every year. Here’s how we could fix it
The future of the planet’s young people is tied to the future of the planet, according to a new UK government report.Read more
Education disrupted for millions of Ukranian children – UNICEF
The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted education for more than five million children, says children’s charity UNICEF.Read more
Why digital public infrastructure can be a gamechanger for children
In many parts of the world, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be over and lives are back to pre-pandemic normal. This is not the case for everyone, however. The shadow cast by...Read more
‘Rebuilding Ukraine’s schools is the first step’ – Europe pledges €100 million
The simple act – for most of us – of getting our children safely to and from school is a very different story for the people of Ukraine.Read more
Five more years for child rights knowledge partnership UNICEF and Leiden University
A successful decade-long partnership between UNICEF Netherlands and the University of Leiden University which promotes knowledge about children’s rights is being extended.Read more
Putting children’s rights onto the classroom curriculum
A £700,000 cash windfall will boost a UK-wide research collaboration that looks at how the rights of children and young people can be included within mainstream teaching practice.Read more
UNICEF Technical Guidance for Child and Adolescent Road Safety
New technical guidance published by children’s charity UNICEF examines some of the key global factors around child and adolescent road safety.Read more
Better traffic education needed to combat rising child road deaths across EU
Every day at least 15 children and youngsters are killed on roads in the European Union.Read more
Côte D’Ivoire: Lego-style city schools from recycled plastic waste
With an estimated population of 4.5 million, Abidjan is the biggest city in Côte d’Ivoire and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris and Kinshasa. Every day, the Abidjan metropolitan area produces 288 tons of...Read more