BE² October 2025 Newsletter

• The ADEA Triennale on Education was held from 29 to 31 October 2025 in Accra, Ghana. Organized by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the high-level forum brought together policymakers, researchers, and development partners to reflect on progress, challenges, and innovations shaping Africa’s education systems. To learn more, click here.
• Empowering Educators, Advancing Literacy webinar will be held on 5 November 2025, from 13:00 to 14:30 CET. The online session, organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL) and ASPBAE, will examine how empowering literacy educators can advance SDG 4 by improving training, recognition, and professional development within national systems. To register, click here.
• Advancing ECCE in Asia and the Pacific webinar will be held on 12 November 2025, from 9:00 to 11:00 CET. Organized by the KIX EMAP Hub, UNESCO Bangkok, and ARNEC, the webinar will present the new Asia-Pacific ECCE Regional Factsheet and discuss actions to accelerate early childhood care and education in the region. Register here.
• Using Data to Improve Foundational Learning webinar will be held on 13 November 2025, from 9:00–10:30 AM EST (15:00–16:30 CET). The online session, organized by GPE KIX and partners will showcase tools, strategies, and country cases that strengthen education data systems and improve the use of learning data for evidence-based decision-making. To register, click here.
• Scaling AI in Education webinar will be held Friday, December 5, 2025 9:30–10:30 a.m. (ET). The online session, held by the Scaling Up Community of Practice, will explore how AI tools can be scaled to improve learning outcomes in LMICs and how they can support scaling processes in education. Speakers include Deborah Greebon (BE²), Brad Olsen (Brookings Institution), and Kerri Thomsen (Room to Read). Join via Microsoft Teams at this meeting link  |  Meeting ID: 234 278 012 679 5  |  Passcode: iC6oN62Y

Useful resources

Blogs

• Education funders and partners unite to strengthen global evidence use to accelerate learning – Jacobs Foundation
• Everyday heroes: Nurturing teachers’ well-being in Lebanon and beyond – Yanal Moussa – Porticus
• How might we help teachers build more engaging, adaptive learning experiences, ensuring no student is left behind? – EdTech Hub
• Keeping learning alive in the hardest places – UNICEF
• Reimagining Social and Emotional Learning: From Individual Competencies to Systemic Transformation – Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
• Transforming schools for better learning outcomes – Luis Benveniste, Enrique Alasino, Tigran Shmis and Jayanti Bhatia – The World Bank

Other Resources

• Concept note for the 2026 Global Education Monitoring Report – UNESCO GEM Report
• Education at a Glance 2025 – OECD
• Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : What the Evidence Shows – Endorsed by the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP)
• Everybody Cares About Using Education Research Sometimes – OECD
• Media and information literacy for all: closing the gaps – UNESCO