The new horizon in education: From access to quality

GPE media coverage - May 27, 2015

Students at the Hidassie Primary School. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: GPE/Alexandra Humme

Read the speech delivered by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim during the World Education Forum about the importance of education, and learn the three reasons why equity and learning in education should be an integral part of the final push to end extreme poverty by 2030.

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Focus areas: Basic education

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