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USAID Celebrates International Literacy Day

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrates International Literacy Day, a worldwide recognition of the importance of reading.
September 8, 2022
Press Release

USAID Advances Efforts to Tackle the Global Learning Crisis

On September 19, 2022, USAID joined partners at the Transforming Education Summit to draw the world's attention to the impact of COVID-19 on education and demonstrate the U.S government's commitment to addressing the learning crisis.
October 3, 2022
General Announcement

Global Reading Network (GRN) and Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN) Websites Migrate to EducationLinks

GRN and ECCN content migrated to EducationLinks.
November 30, 2022
General Announcement
Disability Inclusive Education
February 23, 2022

ACR GCD Focuses on Advancing ICT for Learners with Disabilities at the Global Disability Summit

USAID Disability Inclusive Education Specialist Josh Josa represented ACR GCD on the panel.
Disability Inclusive Education
February 23, 2022

ACR GCD to Collaborate with the Girls’ Education Challenge to Create a Technical Brief on Inclusive Learning Assessments

Many countries have invested considerable efforts to increase access to and the quality of education for children with disabilities, but a myriad of challenges remain to reach that goal.
Disability Inclusive Education
February 16, 2022

Remarks: USAID Administrator Samantha Power at Global Disability Summit 2022

The U.S. Government has been a leader in taking action on disability rights for decades, working with partners to accomplish some foundational work.
Disability Inclusive Education
February 9, 2022

Grace in Space Launches in a New Accessible Format on a New Platform

SIL LEAD uploads a new, accessible version of the book to its Bloom Library platform for children who are blind or have low vision.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
January 27, 2022

New USAID Initiatives in Honduras

Today, Vice President Harris announced new USAID initiatives to help the people of Honduras fight COVID-19 and find hope and opportunity in their home communities.
Reading & Literacy
January 25, 2022

The Asia Foundation Releases New Collection of Books through Begin with Books Prize

The Asia Foundation (TAF) released a collection of 33 books for children in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in three of their local languages, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin and Enga.
Reading & Literacy
January 14, 2022

All Children Reading is Named a Finalist in 2021 USAID CLA Case Competition

The annual competition captures real-life examples of USAID staff and partners using Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approaches to achieve better development outcomes.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
January 11, 2022

Call for Papers - Education and Conflict Review Journal

ECR Journal Submissions are now open.