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Education is not just about passing exams, getting good grades, or improving comparative national averages. It is about teaching people to think and equipping them with the tools necessary to improve their quality of life globally, nationally, regionally, and personally. A lack of quality education keeps people entrenched in poverty. Poverty is immensely complex, though. A pupil's education depends on more than just their desire for an education. Factors beyond a child's control--such as nutrition, the teacher's ability, and the teacher to pupil ratio--largely determine the outcome of the child's education.
If we want to combat poverty--if we hope to see long-term, sustainable development improving the lives of those in need--then we must note the lack of education in our world.
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Sudan holds landmark multi-party elections
4/11/2010 [BBC]
Voters in Sudan have cast their ballots on the opening day of its first multi-party elections in 24 years.
India makes elementary education compulsory
4/1/2010 [CNN]
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A new law went into effect in India Thursday making education a fundamental right for every child.
GLOBAL: Education under increasing attack
2/14/2010 [UWN]
Around the world, schools and universities have faced brutal military and political attacks in an increasing number of countries over the past three years, according to a new report published by Unesco.
