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NEARLY half of Afghanistan’s children are not in school because of war and poverty, according to a report published yesterday by the Education Ministry and UN children’s agency Unicef.
About 3.7 million, or 44 per cent, of all children aged seven to 17 are not studying. It’s the first year since 2002 that the rate of attendance has fallen.
The survey says girls account for 60 per cent of those denied an education.
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
NICOLA SARAH HAWKINS explains how an under-regulated introduction of AI into education is already exacerbating inequalities
