Education
Education empowers individuals and communities through the transfer of knowledge, skills and habits from one entity to another.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
By the numbers
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81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
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46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
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1 million
primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
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Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
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4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
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November 17
International Students' Day -
August 12
International Youth Day -
September 8
International Literacy Day
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
By the numbers
-
81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
-
46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
-
1 million
primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
-
Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
-
4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
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