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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More Than Merit: The Factors Behind Standardized Test Scores Jason Qin '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 9:15 AM - 9:35 AM |
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Mojadesola Suleiman '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Adelyn Kobayashi '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM |
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EquiTect: Solving the Lack of Internet and Computer Access During Online Learning Lily Song '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM |
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Vanessa Rodriguez '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM |
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Drop out rate of Students before Primary school Karina Byers '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM |
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Access to Quality Education for the Underprivileged Jayant Kumar '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
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Breaking the Poverty Cycle: How Quality Education is the Key Ella Lind '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |