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UNESCO | Global Education Monitoring Report "Inclusion and education: ALL MEANS ALL"

Capa - Relatório "Inclusão e educação: Todos, sem exceção"

The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report - Inclusion and education: ALL MEANS ALL, developed by UNESCO – and publicly presented on June 23, 2020 – points out that "barriers to quality education are still too high for too many learners". One of the main recommendations within this report relates to the need to address inclusion in education, drawing attention to all of those excluded from education, because of background or ability.

Some of the main messages highlighted by the report are as follow:

• Identity, background and ability dictate education opportunities.
• Discrimination, stereotyping and stigmatization mechanisms are similar for all learners at risk of exclusion.
• Despite progress, many countries still do not collect, report or use data on those left behind. Recent data from 14 countries using the Child Functioning Module (Washington Group's Short Set of Questions on Disability) suggest that children with disabilities constitute 15% of the out-of-school population.
• Millions are missing out on the opportunity to learn.
• A key barrier to inclusion in education is the lack of belief that it is possible and desirable.
• While some countries are transitioning towards inclusion, segregation is still prevalent.
• Financing needs to target those most in need.
• Teachers, teaching materials and learning environments often ignore the benefits of embracing diversity.

To access the full report (in English), please click here.