Jennifer Ulrick
Jennifer Ulrick is a research, policy and advocacy consultant at Education International (EI), the global federation of education unions. Her work covers a broad range of issues including the rights and status of teachers and education support personnel, education financing, and climate change and education. She leads EI’s Teach for the Planet campaign which calls for quality climate change education for all, climate resilient education systems and a just transition in the education sector. She sits on the governing board of the Office for Climate Education, the facilitation group of the Public Education and Human Rights Coalition, and the campaign advisory group for the Global Campaign for Education.
Across the world, climate change is already disrupting education . Heatwaves force school closures. Floods damage classrooms and learning materials. Storms and droughts displace communities and interrupt schooling, often repeatedly.
Why climate-resilient education systems start with educators
Does the report live up to its promise or leave much to be desired? In a new EI blog series, education experts and activists unpack, critique and challenge the insights of the WDR.
#WDR2018 Reality Check #0: Education experts and activists respond to the World Development Report