In the second week of June, the GEM (Global Education Monitoring) Report’s Advisory Board met in Paris to discuss the success of the 2016 GEM Report, hear about the plans for the 2017/8 and 2019 GEM Reports, and decide on the future theme of the 2020 GEM Report. A consensus was reached on the theme: Inclusion and Education. Although the desire to leave no one behind permeates the entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG), the board calls for new strategies and policies to ensure access to the 263 million children, adolescents and youth and to 758 million adults lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills. Read more…