GFE Week 4 Seminar by https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx Please bring a news item discussing the involvement of a non-State actor in education. Be ready to discuss why that is an interesting example of involvement of a non-State actor. en-us 2018-10-23 09:48:31 UTC 2025-11-10 00:45:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png Good to see you here! :) Please post anywhere https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/295853544 Manuel.]]> 2018-10-23 10:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/295853544 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/viral-10featuredteachers-campaign-helps-teachers-get-the-school-supplies-they-need/ lucyhooper83 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/295868764 I hope this is relevant.  It is a current campaign through instagram,  in America. Celebrities are set challenges by each other to choose top 10 teachers. The celebrity then campaigns for their followers to pay for school items. These are listed by one of the teacher's on amazon. (all items are sent to the school directly) ]]> 2018-10-23 11:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/295868764 Michelle Obama Announces Global Girls Alliance to Support Adolescent Girls Education Around the World elmanwly https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297185459 https://www.obama.org/updates/michelle-obama-announces-global-girls-alliance/
This October,Obama foundation has announced a new initiative to empower adolescent girls around the world through education.]]> 2018-10-25 21:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297185459 Gordon Brown launches $10bn global funding for schools sallypc https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297618951 This is an initiative fronted by Gordon Brown, in his capacity as Special Envoy of Global Education at the UN to input $10 billion into the global education crisis by 2030. The money will be in the form of $2 billion in grants and $8 billion in loans to developing countries in a rate that they can afford to pay back. According to the BBC article and an article written by Gordon Brown there are currently 260 million children internationally who do not have access to basic education and at the current rate of progress 1 in 4 children enter adulthood without the skills to enter into any form of workforce.]]> 2018-10-27 07:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297618951 YouTube will spend $20million (£15m) developing educational and how-to content on the platform, the company has announced. mcmc1915 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297637132
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-45940777

The company says its new fund will make the platform "better for educators and learners".


As part of the scheme, YouTube will launch a new Learning channel, which will showcase its own original programmes and those made by independent creators.


Organisations such as Goodwill and Year Up will help curate the channel and put together playlists of educational content.

]]> 2018-10-27 11:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297637132 When good intentions on non-state actors go wrong, the case with Katie Meyler's More than Me Foundation in Liberia jehjd https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297687393 Katie Meyler found the More Than Me Foundation, an American NGO providing free education for poor children from slum communities and underage sex workers.  She had raised at least 8 million dollars from billionaire American philanthropists. Unfortunately, one of her trusted aides began serially exploiting the days. He became a sexual predator for a long time. It seems the organization was covering up to save its image. A year long journalistic investigation uncovered disturbing trends of the foundation and governmental cover-up even at the court level. The perpetrator has since died reportedly of HIV/🤬, but the case has now caught public attention, with many calling for the closure of the school and serious penalty for More than Me. However, the parents and students of the school say no. How will their children attend school without More than Me?
A few more links on the story:
1.  More Than Me CEO temporarily resigns amid Liberia 🤬 scandal - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45869800
2. MTM Parents, Students Against School's Closure - Liberian Daily Observer
https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/mtm-parents-students-against-schools-closure/

]]> 2018-10-27 20:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297687393 Tin ka ping foundation 925167791 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297736495
Today, the Foundation is worth an estimated HK$3bn, but retains its guiding principles, with a focus on programmes that are able to develop a sustainable model for education and school improvement.
He believed that the future of China lies in education and this became the founding value of the Foundation.
So far, he has funded 93 universities, 166 secondary schools, 44 primary schools, 20 professional schools and kindergartens, and more than 1,800 library rooms of rural schools in China.
http://philanthropy.coutts.com/ru/reports/2014/hong-kong/case-studies/tin-ka-ping-foundation.html
"In addition to making donations to schools, which are our partners, we run and fund conferences, workshops and training courses to improve teaching skills. Sometimes we have adapted projects and methodologies from Hong Kong and Taiwan and piloted them in schools across China. This helps improve teachers’ and principals’ training and their individual quality, which has had a significant impact on the overall quality of education."]]> 2018-10-28 11:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297736495 Attacks on scholars, students, staff, and their institutions are continuing to occur with alarming frequency around the world, according to the 2018 Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Monitoring Project’s latest annual report, released on 23 October.The list of 294 attacks in the year to 31 August 2018 includes 77 deaths through killings, acts of violence or disappearances, 88 imprisonments, 60 prosecutions, 22 losses of position, 15 travel restrictions and 30 other incidents.These attacks are carried out by both state and non-state actors, in open and closed societies, using a range of methods. Ultimately, these attacks “not only harm the individuals and institutions directly targeted; they undermine entire higher education systems and shrink everyone’s space to think, question and share ideas freely and safely”, the report says.Through its Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, Scholars at Risk (SAR) responds to these attacks by identifying and tracking key incidents, with the aim of protecting vulnerable individuals, raising awareness, encouraging accountability, and promoting dialogue and understanding that can help prevent future threats. lucyhooper83 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297758674 2018-10-28 14:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297758674 Jack Ma Commits $45 Million to Future Teachers in Rural China 906587042 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297794664 The Jack Ma Foundation has announced a ten-year, 300 million yuan ($45 million) commitment in support of future teachers in rural areas of China.
The Rural Pre-Service Teacher Initiative will provide select graduates of teacher-training universities in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, and Jiling provinces who teach in rural schools with grants of 100,000 yuan ($15,110) over five years as well as training support. An initial investment of 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in the inaugural cohort of a hundred recipients will be initiated in January, with the pool of participating schools and grant amounts expected to grow annually thereafter. The only way to improve rural education, said Ma, a co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is to encourage top graduates from teacher-training programs in China to become educators in rural villages and towns, where an entire generation of teachers is aging out of the profession.

]]> 2018-10-28 19:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297794664 Accreditation Revoked of One of Russia's Best (and Private) Universities - news of June 2018 tatiana_925 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297799747 The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (founded in 1995 by British sociologist Teodor Shanin) offering top-quality Master’s programs in Social Sciences and Humanities together with a few Western European universities, was stripped of the right to issue state-recognized diplomas in June 2018. The reason for that was highly technical - in the report it was stated there was some required equipment missing or the required number of meters per student wasn't observed. This is largely seen as a yet another attack against freedom in Russia - especially because this college isn't state-run.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/06/22/regulators-have-revoked-their-accreditation-of-the-moscow-school-of-social-and-economic-sciences-one-of-russia-s-last-major-private-colleges
A similar case (the [private] European University in St Petersburg lost its accreditation this spring but was granted it back in August 2018 - https://themoscowtimes.com/news/license-restored-european-university-st-petersburg-62501). 

]]> 2018-10-28 20:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297799747 Venture capitalist gives £75m for Oxford's poorest students wangy271 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297801300  Michael Moritz and his wife, Harriet Heyman, fund £11,000 scholarships to help students from low-income families .
 
It is common for altruistic billionaires to make their mark in brick, steel and glass on a university campus or to sponsor one of the more fashionable branches of research, but Michael Moritz will leave a legacy in flesh and blood.

The venture capitalist, born in Wales and living in California, announced the biggest philanthropic gift for undergraduate financial support in European history on Wednesday. A £75m gift from the multimillionaire investor and his wife, the novelist Harriet Heyman, will fund £11,000 scholarships for the poorest 10% of Oxford students. 

]]> 2018-10-28 20:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297801300 Elon Musk's LA "Superschool" sadgamerkid101 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297804833 A fascinating article describing the extreme of "bespoke" education. Elon Musk the eccentric and cavalier billionaire designed his own schooling system for his children that has now taken the LA elite by storm. Due to Elon's personal beliefs subjects like Music and Sports are not taught at all with the focus being put on Maths, Engineering and Ethics.]]> 2018-10-28 20:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297804833 757532139 https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297914263 The Gatsby foundation donated £82m for the construction of the University of Cambridge plant science Sainsbury laboratory and £45m to Cambridge University botanic garden in 2005. ]]> 2018-10-29 09:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297914263 Bill Gates Calls for More Global Education Assessments Data https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297919455 https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-09-18/bill-gates-calls-for-more-global-education-assessments-data

Bill Gates is rallying behind school quality in developing nations with a push for more assessment data, a new initiative that links the Microsoft co-founder's signature U.S. education priorities with his more prominent global philanthropy work.

This article outlines the way in which Gates wants to improve the quality of education globally through the use of new data systems which will allow easier comparison of students' outcomes. The overall aim is to allow countries to pinpoint where they need to improve their education (e.g. maths or reading). It is questioned, however, if Gates' initiatives overly emphasize the importance of qualitative data achieved via students testing. ]]> 2018-10-29 09:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297919455 14 Jan - Tall, dark, handsome, and apparently charitable, Hong Kong's highest earning actor Louis Koo was revealed to have actually established more than 80 public schools across rural mainland China to date.According to HK Channel, the actor, who was reported to have built 61 new schools in rural China through his charity foundations back in 2012, was revealed to have funded 24 more educational establishments since then, making it 85 public schools in total.Aside from schools, Louis, who is also an ambassador of UNICEF since 2007, reportedly has also funded several other facilities including clinics and water supplies.His humanitarian work reportedly started after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that killed over 69,000 people, rendering 5 million others homeless.The actor, who established his own charitable foundation a year after, has been actively involved in rebuilding projects for the last few years.However, Louis has continuously declined to talk about his philanthropic work, responding to questions about it with the same answer, "No comment." https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297942187 2018-10-29 11:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/soutooteromanuel/r03q4nd3abbx/wish/297942187