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My name is Mariella Murillo, and I am Struggling. 

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My name is Mariella Murillo, and I am Struggling. 

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This personal essay is about a teenager's experience through the pandemic. She shares her struggles of learning through a screen and the toll it takes on her emotional health. she shares how she was the oldest of 5 other kids and how she feels neglected as her parents take priority helping her younger siblings. Mariella Murillo doesn't just talk about her struggles but other people's struggles through that time. Even though she is going through a lot on her own she is still empathetic towards others. through everything she's going through she still made time to help her siblings. Another thing she does is she writes this essay to the Boston Public School System. her plea to the schools is to think about the people in that time, those who don't have the resources and need open schools to thrive.

this essay helps us answer the question What role do schools play in the social, physical, emotional, and behavioral development of children? What are the consequences if these needs are not met?

in this piece doesn't have a place to go to study, her house is very packed and noisy. this is a reason why you need school. schools play a bigger role then education as they provide a place to socialize a place to eat and a place to get out the house. schools have accommodations that home does not making is extremely important for kids mental and physical health. without it Kids health can decline mentally just as it is shown in this piece.

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This article introduces organizations around the world that help battle inequalities within the education system. These organizations develop plans and strategies to not only benefit students and their learning but teachers as well. They promote collaboration between educators and share solutions to finance issues. Some of them go beyond an educational environment and into a home life by promoting creative activities and non academic learning too. The organization Education International helps combat educational inequalities and racism or xenophobia that contributes to the inequalities in learning. This source helps us answer the questions of what organizations exist to help combat issues with educational inequality, and are they successful.

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Each of the following organizations crosses borders and boundaries to bring quality education to every child. Many of them have lofty goals regarding global education, but many have earned a worldwide reputation for the work they have done to achieve these goals.
Association for Childhood Education International
The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is a worldwide community of educators and advocates for education reform. Their mission is "to promote and support in the global community the optimal education, development and well-being of children." To achieve this, they host the Global Summit on Childhood and the Institute for Global Education Diplomacy. The Summit invites professionals to gather and discuss issues facing children and the state of childhood, from education to health and well-being. Through the Institute, tentatively scheduled for 2015, ACEI brings together diplomats and professionals in education to find solutions to the problems preventing children from receiving a suitable education.
Education International
A coalition of 30 million professionals in education representing 400 organizations in 170 countries and territories comprises Education International. Their goal is to promote quality education, equity in society and the interests of other education employees. As part of their campaign, they combat racism and xenophobia that prevents children from receiving a quality education. They challenge various kinds of discrimination, including exclusion on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, race and ethnic origin. They also reach out to other unions and global federations whose interests include furthering global education.
The Global Partnership for Education
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) works in nearly 60 developing countries via a multilateral partnership that includes donor governments, international organizations and teachers. They hope to "galvanize and coordinate a global effort to deliver a good, quality education to all girls and boys, prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable." Along with their partners, they develop education strategies, promote collaboration in education, share solutions to challenges facing educators, finance the implementation of programs and monitor results and data to assess progress. Since its creation in 2002, the GPE states that they have aided in putting 22 million more children in school, increased literacy rates worldwide to 81 percent in 2010 and increased primary school completion to 75 percent in 2011. Since 2004 they have trained 300,000 teachers, built and equipped 53,000 classrooms and purchased and distributed 50 million textbooks.
Plan International
Founded more than 75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. Plan's ideal world is one in which "all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's right and dignity." They hope to gain lasting improvements in the quality of life of children in developing countries by uniting people across cultures. They aid deprived children, their families, and their communities by enabling them to meet their basic needs and building relationships to increase understanding amongst people of different cultures. In all of their endeavors, the rights of the world's children take priority.
Save the Children
The goal of Save the Children is to promote global education and the rights of children around the world. To increase the quality of instruction and help ensure lasting education, Save the Children teaches effective teaching strategies to instructors and trains them to engage students. They coach parents and caregivers to help foster learning early on, and offer ways for parents to encourage schoolwork and continued learning outside of the classroom. They also hope to introduce children to artistic expression, encourage learning during and after crisis and invest in the health of children to ensure they don't fall behind. In 2012, Save the Children reached 9 million children.
UNESCO
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization began in 1945 and is "committed to a holistic and humanistic vision of quality education worldwide, the realization of everyone's right to education and the belief that education plays a fundamental role in human, social, and economic development." Their mission is to aid in the building of peace, eradication of poverty and lasting development. They seek to achieve these goals and create an intercultural dialogue through global education. Their membership includes 204 countries, 9 of which are associate members.
UNICEF
Established in 1946, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund imagines a world in which the rights of every child are recognized. Their goals include reducing inequities and discrimination, fulfilling global education goals such as the 2 Millennium Goals that focus on education, achieving gender equality and equity in education, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn and continuing education during and after a crisis.

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7 Organizations Supporting Global Education - The Borgen Project

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Each of the following organizations crosses borders and boundaries to bring quality education to every child.

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This source is a personal essay about Michelle mota’s life during remote school. She talks about her struggles with finding the extra help she needs from teachers through a screen. She also expresses how the online aspect of school has damaged her learning because her grades started to slip. She described her experiences by saying they are like "ants going out of the colony to bring back food over and over again. "

This Article helps us Answer the question; What are the consequences of not receiving a quality education in the primary years?

in this article Michelle struggles through virtual school because the aspect of virtual school is a poor alternative to her normal education. it's hard to find motivation when you are locked in your room for the day knowing you'll have more Schools provide a place to socialize and a place to eat for kids like Mariella. without school many many kids are stuck on their own in their homes causing there mental health to decline. this is why it is important to get a good education during the years they are developing. just how Michelle expresses in her piece.

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I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren't the Hard part 

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I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren't the Hard part 

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This personal essay was written by Anthony Abraham Jack. In this essay he shares his personal struggles as a Black and Latino low-income college student just emerging from poverty. faced many challenges during his college experience, such as working 4 jobs, and the feeling of loneliness during school breaks because he didn't have the money to return home like his peers. The author also explains how race shaped his education experience during his primary years.

This essay helps us to answer the question of how race, gender, or sexual orientation factor into the quality of a persons education?

Being of Black Latino descent, many teachers looked down upon the author, and already had a perceived notion of who the author was. Teachers saw him and other black students as less than the other kids, so whenever he made a mistake he was heavily punished for it. This can destroy a students drive to do well in school and receive a good education.

Colleges also have a set stereotype for students of color, believing that they bring trouble to their campuses, but cannot showcase that. This may again make make these students feel that they are destined to fail before even trying.

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It was hard enough being a low-income university student in Massachusetts. Then COVID hit

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It was hard enough being a low-income university student in Massachusetts. Then COVID hit

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This personal writing piece is about a low-income university student who faced tremendous problems during the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, she was able to fulfill the true experience of being a University student and felt that she truly belonged in the community. However, once the pandemic hit, she felt that she lost an academic space and the resources she greatly needed for University.

This helps us to answer the question of what factors contribute to inequality in public education?

One factor that contributes to the inequality in public education is not having the resources needed to complete assignments and to study. As the author mentioned, when she transitioned into remote learning, she lost access to a printer, computer, unlimited Wi-Fi, a library, and a quiet space. These were all things she greatly needed for her education, but facing financial issues, none of these things would be within reach to purchase.

As being the oldest of all her siblings, the author felt a great responsibility to not only focus on her academics, but also her family.

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In a study of more than 38,600 students from different colleges, it was found that students of color reported having many basic need concerns. This data is showed in the graph above.

These insecurities include food, housing, technology, and more. As a result, these factors contribute to students struggles during college, and creates an unfair learning environment for those students.

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Under the organization of UNICEF, this article shares how important a quality education is for children. Worldwide, over 600 million children lack basic proficiency levels in math and reading, though many are attending school.

This helps to answer the question of What are the consequences of not receiving a quality education in the primary years?
Without a proper education in the primary years, students are more at risk of having trouble with employment later on in their life. Additionally, they may suffer from health problems and be unable to make decisions for their future or help their society.

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In a world facing a learning crisis, digital learning should be an essential service. UNICEF aims to have every child and young person - some 3.5 billion by 2030 - connected to world-class digital solutions that offer personalized learning.

A TIME Best Invention of 2021, this platform enables high-quality, flexible learning for children anywhere, to close the learning poverty gap.

If the largest generation of young people in history is prepared for the transition to work, the potential for global progress is unlimited. We enable young people to become productive and engaged members of society.

The Giga Initiative was launched to connect every school to the internet and every young person to information, opportunity and choice.
Education Cannot Wait
Education Cannot Wait is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support and protect holistic learning outcomes so no one is left behind.

EdTech Hub is a global research partnership that empowers people by giving them the evidence they need to make decisions about technology in education.
Global Partnership for Education
GPE is the world's only partnership and fund focused on providing quality education to children in lower-income countries.
Global Education Cluster
The Global Education Cluster works towards a predictable, equitable and well-coordinated response addressing education concerns of crisis-affected populations.
United Nations Girls' Education Initiative
Through evidence building, coordinated advocacy and collective action, the UNGEI partnership works to close the gender gap in education.

In collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, this initiative provides governments with actionable data to identify barriers that lead to exclusion and develop policies and programmes that put more children on track to complete their education.

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In every corner of the globe, UNICEF works to provide quality learning opportunities that prepare children with the knowledge and skill