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Founded in 2002 by
Gene Sperling Eugene Benton Sperling (born December 24, 1958) is an American lawyer who was director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He is the only person to ...
, the Center for Universal Education is a policy center at the
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focused on universal quality education particularly in the developing world. Originally a think tank for the
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, it moved to the Brookings Institution in 2009. The center works to influence the development of policy related to global education and promotes actionable strategies for governments, civil society and private enterprise. Through its research, policy engagement, and convening, the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education aims to inform the global education agenda, advance learning metrics, improve education resources and learning outcomes, and reach marginalized groups. The Center for Universal Education is engaged in four broad areas: Improving learning and skills, addressing inequality, achieving learning at scale, and supporting effective and equitable education financing.


Projects


Millions Learning

The Millions Learning project seeks to identify where and how education interventions are scaling quality learning for children and youth in low- and middle- income countries around the world. In 2016, the Center released the 'Millions learning: Scaling up quality education in developing countries' report and the 'Millions Learning Case Studies' to share about effective learning interventions that are being scaled up around the world. The study focused on Aflatoun, Bridge International Academies, Educate!, INJAZ, Lesson Study, Media Center,
Pratham Pratham is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India. It was co-founded by Madhav Chavan anFarida Lambay. It works towards the provision of quality education to the underprivileged children in India. Established in Mumbai in ...
, Room to Read,
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, Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial, Teach For All, and
Worldreader Worldreader is a 501(c)(3) global nonprofit organization that provides people in the developing world with free access to a library of digital books via e-readers and mobile phones. Since 2010, over 13.3 million people across 62 countries have re ...
.


Skills for a Changing World

Skills for a Changing World is a project of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings and the LEGO Foundation that provides research and materials to help all children have high-quality learning opportunities, which lead to the development of skills needed to create a productive, healthy life in the face of changing social, technological, and economic demands.


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