http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp The Education Support Program works to facilitate change in education and national policy development in Central and Eastern Europe, South East Europe, former Soviet Union and Mongolia. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/grassroots-20120208 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. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:21 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/grassroots-20120208 http://blog.soros.org/2012/01/remembering-tom-alexander/ Tom Alexander's insistence on linking social justice with quality in education challenged and inspired us all. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:40:29 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/01/remembering-tom-alexander/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/01/advancing-education-reform-with-writers-bloc/ 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. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:57:13 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/01/advancing-education-reform-with-writers-bloc/ http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/education-policy-20120101 This new report examines the relationship between unequal opportunities and public education policies and provides insights for enhancing education opportunity. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:11:47 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/education-policy-20120101 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/civil-activism The Education Support Program nurtures movements and activism that advance education justice. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:44:01 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/civil-activism http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/political-economy 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. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:41:56 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/political-economy http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/critical-thinking 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. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:41:01 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/critical-thinking http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/conflict 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. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:39:52 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/conflict http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/discrimination 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. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:33:59 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/focus_areas/discrimination http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/about The Open Society Foundations' Education Support Program seeks to further education justice by combating inequality and discrimination in education and through exposing the deeper structural inequalities that reproduce educational disadvantage and exclusion. Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:36:22 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/about