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The UK cut funding to education in Sudan in 2012. Women's literacy has been linked to health and quality of life, and education is one of the few things that can release Sudanese women from a life of domestic violence and oppression.

While it is saddening that the UK cut its funding, I wonder how many of the Sudanese women were able to attend the classes that they were previously offered. Based off of the article it is evident that the women are extremely oppressed, so it made me wonder if their husbands or whoever has "authority" over them would allow them to get an education.

UNESCO reports that 175 million youths in developing countries are illiterate, most of whom are female. Funding misspent on education accounts for 10% of global spending on education

A UN report cites ill-qualified teachers and inaccessibility as major barriers to the basic education (reading, writing, basic arithmetic) of some 125 million students around the world. Basic education is currently underfunded by $26 million a year, according to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

Interesting article on the sustainable expansion of who can enroll and graduate from higher education. The trend is similar throughout the world.

A little bit more of an American perspective on the recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), but a universal truth for the countries involved, "PISA scores are an economic indicator: rising scores are a good sign that a country's economy will grow as well."

I have a friend who came to the United States from Sweden in hopes of studying here to get a better education, but based off of the chart in the article Sweden and the US have very similar scores. So my friend Kristoffer is basically coming all the way over here to get the same education for a much higher price. I wonder what US schools offer that really draw international students despite the steep tuition.

Education has always been thought of as a local issue, but Malala Yousafzai has called on world leaders to address the issue as a global community in order to ensure a brighter future for the next generation

Very interesting article that links a mother's education level in Afghanistan to her health, home life, children's health, access to facilities, and overall quality of life. Argues that "human development hinges upon the status of women."

"The vast majority of O.E.C.D. countries either invest equally into every student or disproportionately more into disadvantaged students. The U.S. is one of the few countries doing the opposite."

One man is using technology to literally bring education to the doorsteps of rural homes. This article shows how technology can be used in the classroom in ways other than iPads and overhead projectors in the classroom.

Education ranks #1 among women's biggest problems in Afghanistan

STOCKHOLM - Eva Bromster, an elementary school principal, was jolted awake by a telephone call late Thursday night. "Your school is burning," her boss, the director of the local education department, told her.

South Sudan has the worst female literacy rate in the world (16%) as a result of decades of civil war. This author argues that girls in school can boost employment and the economy of the world's newest country.

Trickle down economics, income disparity....just another example around the world of increasing inequality highlighted through the differences in education between the rich and the poor.

Although developed countries have historically had lower levels of income disparity compared to developing nations, that trend is rapidly changing. Economic inequality is increasing all around the world