UNSDG #4: Quality Education

Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality of life, access to inclusive education can help equip locals with the tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.

Over 265 million children are currently out of school and 22% of them are of primary school age. Additionally, even the children who are attending schools are lacking basic skills in reading and math. In the past decade, major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels and increasing enrollment rates in schools particularly for women and girls. Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education.

The reasons for lack of quality education are due to lack of adequately trained teachers, poor conditions of schools and equity issues related to opportunities provided to rural children. For quality education to be provided to the children of impoverished families, investment is needed in educational scholarships, teacher training workshops, school building and improvement of water and electricity access to schools.
UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Schedule
2021
Wednesday, April 28th
9:15 AM

More Than Merit: The Factors Behind Standardized Test Scores

Jason Qin '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Saketh Dontaraju '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Samuel Go '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:15 AM - 9:35 AM

9:40 AM

Diversity in Faculty at IMSA

Mojadesola Suleiman '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Maame Afua Poku '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Michelle Li '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Shreeya Avadhanula '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

9:40 AM

Vision

Adelyn Kobayashi '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Liam Indigo '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Patrick Tenedor '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Khushi Shah '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

10:05 AM

EquiTect: Solving the Lack of Internet and Computer Access During Online Learning

Lily Song '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Dhruti Patel '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Conor Craddock '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Justin Evans '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

10:05 AM

OneStop

Vanessa Rodriguez '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Ilan Lunken '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Daunovan McCullough '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

10:35 AM

Drop out rate of Students before Primary school

Karina Byers '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Michael Yudovich '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Rafael Rotger '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

11:00 AM

Access to Quality Education for the Underprivileged

Jayant Kumar '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Ayati Lala '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Jacqueline Zhang '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Julius Wardlow '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

11:00 AM

Breaking the Poverty Cycle: How Quality Education is the Key

Ella Lind '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Echo Mudro '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM