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Send My Friend to School Week

WASHINGTON--April 25, 2006--More than 100 million children of school age have never set foot inside a classroom. Another 150 million children will drop out before they finish elementary school. And in many African countries, more than half of all girls never finish elementary school, and only one out of every five girls attends school beyond the sixth grade, according to the U.S. National Education Association (NEA).

With a new program called “Send My Friend to School Week,” the NEA said it is appealing to its 2.8 million members to reach out to their leaders in government and secure their promise for a “free, quality, basic education for every child in the world.” The appeal is part of the Global Campaign for Education Action Week, which runs April 24–30. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie is honorary chair of the 2006 “Send My Friend to School Week.”

At the 2000 World Education Forum in Senegal, international leaders made a commitment to achieve quality, basic education for all by 2015, with a particular emphasis on girls' schooling.

www.nea.org/international/gce.html

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