EU Member States Must Not Let Euro Zone Crisis Weaken Commitments to Roma
Press Release
November 8, 2011
George Soros and members of the European Parliament gathered in Brussels to encourage member states to stand firm behind an agreed blueprint for ending discrimination against the Roma and improving their educational, housing, and employment opportunities and access to quality health care.

Call for Applications: Romedia Foundation Internship
Deadline: November 30, 2011
With the support of the Open Society Roma Initiatives, the Romedia Foundation in Budapest announces a call for applications for a six-month internship beginning in January 2012.

Discrimination in Education
The Education Support Program advocates for children’s legal rights while striving to provide governments and educators with the access to professional development and expertise that make inclusion possible.

Education in Conflict- and Crisis-Affected Countries
In conflict- and crisis-affected countries, all but the most privileged children are marginalized in education. The Education Support Program focuses its efforts primarily in Liberia and Pakistan.

Critical Thinking and Quality Education
The Critical Thinking Project focuses foremost on the essential transaction of teaching and learning and provides a practical method that empowers teachers to create learning environments which nurture inquiry and active participation in learning.

The Political Economy of Education
Through the Privatization in Education Research Initiative, the Education Support Program is supporting accessible, knowledgeable public debate to better inform decisions by governments, teachers, and parents.

Civil Activism in Education
The Education Support Program nurtures movements and activism that advance education justice.

Finding My True Identity
Ivan Dimitrov
January 5, 2012
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Growing up, I was never sure of my identity. As the adopted son of ethnically Bulgarian parents, I was afraid of what others might think if I told them I was Roma. Attending Barvalipe helped me understand who I was.

Breakfast on the Bus
Jack Greenberg and Gwendolyn Albert
December 5, 2011
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Ending the segregation of Roma children into separate and unequal schools sometimes requires a fleet of buses.

Well-Being Reconsidered: Empowering Grassroots Organizations
February 2012
This volume is the outcome of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing project, which seeks to involve European community-based educational grassroots organizations in EU policy debates.

Remembering Tom Alexander
Hugh McLean
January 24, 2012
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Tom Alexander's insistence on linking social justice with quality in education challenged and inspired us all.

Advancing Education Reform with "Writers Bloc"
Kamila Shamsie and Hugh McLean
January 13, 2012
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A group of writers including Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Adiche, and Aleksander Hemon take a look at education systems in conflict-affected countries around the world.