The Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE: A Proposed Action Plan
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| Title: | The Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE: A Proposed Action Plan |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Elyse Painter, Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education |
| Source: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 2025. |
| Availability: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusettes Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6048; Fax: 202-797-2970; e-mail: cue@brookings.edu; Web site: http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/universal-education |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Hempel Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Child Care, Global Approach, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Educational Finance, Early Childhood Education, Data Use, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Costs |
| Abstract: | Global aid cuts have severely impacted funding for education and early childhood care and education (ECCE). This underinvestment has limited children's development, reduced parents' ability to work, and cost governments trillions in lost revenue due to early school leaving and poor foundational skills. To reverse these trends, governments and donors must prioritize effective, evidence-based spending, guided by high-quality cost data. However, such data remains sparse and unreliable, undermining efforts to plan, budget, and scale impactful interventions. In April 2025, the Brookings Center for Universal Education (CUE) launched the Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE with the aim to garner commitment and harmonize efforts across the sector and funders to increase the volume of available quality cost evidence. This report summarizes a proposed action plan for the Taskforce and captures the consultative process which gathered feedback and input from the global education and ECCE communities, a process undertaken to ensure that the plan represents a collective global vision. Three pillars of action were submitted for the action plan: (1) Harmonize standards and efforts and garner commitment from key institutions; (2) Create online repository for resources and tools for cost data capture and analysis; and (3) Strengthen capacity in cost capture and analysis. The report concludes with an actionable roadmap to ensure the success of these goals, from January 2026 through December 2028. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678568 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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