By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New Study Recommends Key Actions to Improve Early Childhood Education in Mongolia
Rabia Ali, Moukim Temourov, Takiko Igarashi, World Bank, 2017/03/30
There's a lot of interesting reading in this World Bank study on early childhood education (ECE) in Mongolia (113 page PDF). The summary article doesn't do it justice. Mongolia has made great strides in recent years, but gaps remain, especially among poorer and more rural populations. In rural communities, access is provided through a ger-kindergarten (using a traditional yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian)). More...
UNESCO – Affordability is key to inclusive HE expansion
By Brendan O'Malley. UNESCO has called on governments never to allow student loan repayments to rise above 15% of their monthly incomes so that further expansion of higher education does not leave the disadvantaged behind. More...




