Report card time!
May. 5th | Posted by Nicky
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School is almost out for summer! Report card time!
Each year the
writes report cards for the wealthiest countries in the world, grading them on their contributions and achievments to providing education for all children.
Here is Canada’s:
Now, 8th place, for a country that prides itself on it’s global contributions, 8th is pretty dismal.
If you would like to see the other countries’ reports, click here.
Very sad. I do wonder if it is an accurate reflection of where the issue stands on the voters priority list. I tend to think people are often under quite a misconception of how much their country supplies in aid. It would be interesting to see the amount spent per capita for each of these nations, and compare it to what citizens would guess their per capita contribution would be!
Karen