What we need to do to get children in developing countries learning

Teachers and schools are doing their best to improve the learning of their children, but the needs are enormous and often beyond the current capacity of government.

Students at Mkunazini primary school in Zanzibar. Alice Albright and Cassandra Hallett write that while education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its people and its future, without increased and sustained investments in education in less affluent countries, we 'won’t see much progress.'GPE/Chantal Rigaud photograph

Opinion

BY ALICE ALBRIGHT, CASSANDRA HALLETT

October 2, 2017

Meet Gloria. She is 15 years old and like many teenagers around the world, she dreams of her future—her own home, family, and a career. She loves to draw and is an excellent runner. She attends public school in Tanzania and although she is near the top of her class, she only reads and writes at le...

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