Book Description The persistent problem of the tens of millions of
children across the developing world who grow up without receiving
the most basic education has attracted increased public attention
in recent years. This crisis is acute in rural and poor areas of
sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. More than 180
governments have committed to addressing this crisis by pledging
that every boy and girl will receive a quality basic education by
2015. This target is now firmly established and endorsed as one of
the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Yet to reach
the overall goal of universal education for children, policymakers
will need to make special efforts to address the economic, social,
and cultural barriers that keep even larger proportions of girls in
poor countries out of school. Indeed, extensive research confirms
that investing in girls' education delivers high returns not only
for female educational attainment, but also for maternal and
children's health, more sustainable families, women's empowerment,
democracy, income growth, and productivity. What Works in Girls'
Education summarizes the extensive body of research on the state of
girls' education in the developing world today; the impact of
educating girls on families, economies, and nations; and the most
promising approaches to increasing girls' enrollment and
educational quality. The overall conclusions are straightforward:
educating girls pays off substantially. While challenges exist,
existing research provides us guidance on how to make significant
progress. About the Author Barbara Herz, a member of the Council on
Foreign Relations, has worked on and written about girls' education
for more than 20 years. When she worked at the World Bank from
1981-1999, she launched the Women in Development division and then
headed another division covering education, health, and population
in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Gene B. Sperling is the
director of the Center for Unviersal Education at the Council on
Foreign Relations. He previously served as national economic
adviser to President Clinton from 1996-2000, and represented the
Clinton administration at the 2000 UN World Education Forum in
Dakar, Senegal.
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