Slow progress getting more kids in classes
Over the past decade, there has been only slight progress in sending more children to classrooms worldwide. One-sixth of school-age kids lack an education.
Award-winning U.N.-accredited journalist with 30+ years on four continents, half that time for The AP in Washington, New York and Geneva.
Over the past decade, there has been only slight progress in sending more children to classrooms worldwide. One-sixth of school-age kids lack an education.
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