Education in crisis

An estimated 37 million children displaced by crises, war and economic strife during the past two years are unable to go to school, posing another formidable challenge as the world responds to a global refugee crisis.

They are among the 65 million displaced children between the ages of 3 and 15, according to the Overseas Development Institute. In response, nations and a global network of non-governmental organizations are trying to provide educational opportunities.

“It is grim when look at the plight of these millions of refugee children,” said Lynch School of Education Professor Dennis Shirley, who is working with the Jesuit Refugee Service to expand the number of children it educates to 220,000 by 2020. Read more on BC News