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  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Anna Vignoles
    Shrinking UK universities to boost vocational skills is short-sighted

    Ministers must recognise the value of our interconnected system of post-18 courses and research

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    ExplainerUK schools
    Will the education white paper raise pupil attainment in England?

    The government is promising a ‘world class education’, but offering limited additional resources

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    Special Report
    Investing in Education

    Looking at how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the learning crisis around the world and exploring innovative ideas and experiments to improve the quality of education for children in low and middle-income countries

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    Special ReportInvesting in Education
    Pupils’ parallel pandemics in India and Tanzania

    Photo essay: The FT followed the very different experiences of Kirma in India and Joshua in Tanzania

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    Lant Pritchett
    Now for the ‘hard part’ of achieving quality education for all

    Getting more of the world’s children in school is the first step but how do we make it count?

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    Uhuru Kenyatta
    Covid-19 can entrench educational inequality — or spur change

    The crisis threatens lasting harm but also creates opportunities, says Kenya’s president

  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    Juliet Wajega
    Teachers must be at the heart of post-Covid education recovery

    Policymakers too often fail to grasp frontline needs in low-income countries

  • Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
    Nicholas Barr
    Young people are paying for social care with little in return

    Complementary policies are needed to ensure intergenerational fairness now, not in the distant future

  • Monday, 16 August, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Rules for bringing AI into the classroom

    Pandemic has accelerated the adoption of machine learning as a tool for education

  • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The world needs help in going back to school

    Absence from classrooms has caused severe damage in poorer countries

  • Monday, 26 July, 2021
    Social affairs
    Let’s solve the learning crisis together

    Researchers in low-income countries want more focus on basic literacy and numeracy

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Amy Kazmin
    BJP turns to coercion to limit India’s population growth

    Experts say Uttar Pradesh plan to cut benefits to those with more than two children will hurt the country’s poorest

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    Japan follows UK’s lead in securing child nutrition against Covid

    December summit in Tokyo aims to tackle the sharp rise in childhood malnutrition caused by the pandemic

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    Students need radical solutions to catch up post-Covid

    Global gains in education are at risk as Covid-19 shuts 1.6bn learners out of school

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A new deal for the young: funding higher education fairly

    Cost of expanding university and vocational courses needs to be shared

  • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
    Akinwumi Adesina
    Race for Covid vaccines in Africa is hiding the key role of nutrition

    Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent’s fight against the pandemic

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    How to make up for lost school time

    Months of missed classroom lessons will have long-term consequences

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    David Malpass
    World Bank: four steps to equitable education

    Debt relief is needed now to stop the pandemic denying more children a basic education, with girls most at risk

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Education
    Pandemic creates a ‘learning crisis’ in parallel to health emergency

    The long-term effects of children staying off school are disastrous for poorer countries’ citizens and future

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    Gus O'Donnell
    Wellbeing is a good basis for resetting UK government policies

    Physical and mental problems need to be tackled together to overcome inequalities made worse by Covid-19

  • Saturday, 28 November, 2020
    LexEducation
    Financial literacy: economy class Premium content

    Educating disadvantaged students about money helps them to manage their own

  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    Richard Layard
    Mental health deserves priority over railways

    Covid-19 has harmed wellbeing but provision for psychological treatment is poor in the UK

  • Friday, 10 July, 2020
    Minouche Shafik
    Redesigning society after Covid-19

    From health to education or debt, there is a deep need for a new social contract

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
    Kevin Martin (researcher)
    Why HR chiefs must rethink talent management after Covid-19

    Adding agility, harnessing data and collaboration with other companies will be crucial

  • Sunday, 3 May, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

    Near-unconditional cash transfers are the most efficient form of relief

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