Global education champions are looking for a benefactor, one who can help pull the sector out of its funding slump and turn a disappointing track record into an ambitious — but achievable — agenda.

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Recent weeks have seen education — particularly girls’ education — thrust into the spotlight. Julia Gillard, chair of the board of directors of the Global Partnership for Education, joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama at The Mulberry School, and she spoke with attendees at ODI the next day.

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