By Neema Lugangira MP, member of the National Assembly of Tanzania and regional representative for Africa, International Parliamentary Network for Education & Harriett Baldwin MP, member of the UK Parliament and Global Co-Chair, International Parliamentary Network for Education
In 1970 during the Apollo 13 spaceflight a warning light started to flash on the spacecraft's dashboard, which was quickly followed by a loud bang as the entire spacecraft shook. Astronaut Jack Swigert radioed NASA Mission Control with the words "Houston we have a problem!"
Since then the phrase has become a popular way of conveying, with a sense of ironic understatement, the unforeseen emergence of a big, mission critical issue.
Whilst the warning lights have been flashing for some time, there's a growing recognition that judged by the most basic of measures - access to primary school and the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy - educational progress is in big trouble.
Echoing the words of Apollo 13's astronauts to mission control, our message to colleagues in parliaments across the world is, we have a problem! Read more of this post
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