USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education. Life-long education advocate. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Michigander. Tweets are my own.
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The Catalyze Edufinance activity in South Africa is a total win/win. With access to affordable quality early childhood education and childcare, women's labor force participation globally would increase 40% and more kids would start school ready to thrive!
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A safe school is the basis for a quality education.
GPE's Jo Bourne, @susannahhares of @CGDev, @JSHerbertson, @RobertG_Jenkins of @UNICEFEducation, @leannajoon of @USAIDEducation and Dipak Naker explain how to #EndCorporalPunishment
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ALT Every child must be in school, safe and learning.
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Thrilled to hear @PowerUSAID declare @ #USAIDGEC that fighting #lead is now a top @USAID priority. Killing more people annually than HIV & malaria combined, #poisoning could explain 20% of kids' learning gap in LMICs. @leannajoon @BasicEdtweets usaid.gov/news-information/p…
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📚 It is imperative to continue investing in foundational learning skills and strengthening partnerships at all levels if we want to #EndLearningPoverty!
📷Luis Benveniste @SteGiannini @RobertG_Jenkins Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima @leannajoon @JSHerbertson Jo Bourne @benlpiper
Kudos to US Senators Cardin, Duckworth, Merkley, Booker and Van Hollen who introduced a resolution to tackle toxic lead exposure on Thursday. foreign.senate.gov/press/dem…
"In the fight against global lead poisoning, President Biden can...increase the world's faith in American leadership in a period when it is being tested. It is high time that the US lead the effort to find and defeat this silent killer." thehill.com/opinion/healthca…
#EducationDay is tomorrow!
Check our new blog where Luis Benveniste, Jo Bourne, @benlpiper, @stegiannini, @AliciaH_1, @RobertG_Jenkins and I emphasize foundational learning & social-emotional skills in Africa. #EndLearningPovert @USAIDEducation
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Lead poisoning kills more people each year in low- and middle-income countries than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. What can be done?
Today at 3:00 p.m. CET/9:00 a.m. EST) USAID's Administrator Power will lead a conversation. livestream info here: usaid.link/fjx
Take off for the @GPforEducation Board Meeting to discuss how scaling and learning outcomes really take off ensuring access for the most marginalized, including refugees, and mitigating the impacts of lead poisoning on learning outcomes. #endlearningpoverty @USAIDEducation @CGDev
No desks in these Malawi classrooms. But there were dynamic teachers and children learning reading and numeracy! Shout out to the Minister of Education and her team for their dedication to improve foundational skills! @USAIDEducation @benlpiper @RobertG_Jenkins @USAIDMalawi
Malawi’s progress raising learning levels shows potential to accelerate improvements throughout Africa. Malawi’s leadership on foundational learning throughout the AU Year of Education in 2024 will be crucial. #endlearningpoverty @benlpiper @RobertG_Jenkins @USAIDEducation
Honoured to collaborate with Malawi's Ministry of Education and local partners. Our visit aims to deepen understanding, identify priorities, and drive positive change in foundational learning. Together, we can transform education outcomes! 🤝 #GlobalCoalitionInMalawi #SDG4Malawi
There are not many low-hanging fruit in global development. Ending lead poisoning, an on-going, profound and preventable threat, could be the rare exception! We must act now! cgdev.org/blog/why-ending-ch…
Happy International Literacy Day. Check out this special message from @NASA_Astronauts Frank Rubio from the @Space_Station and @USAIDEducation on the importance of reading and Foundational skills. youtu.be/iEObagP6fCw?si=md5j…