Iraqi Schoolchildren
5 Years of War
Five years ago this month, a U.S.-led coalition of troops invaded Iraq. Since the invasion, Mary Ann Zehr, an assistant editor at Education Week, has reported on the U.S. government’s involvement in education reform in that country and Washington’s eventual decision in June 2006 to withdraw financial support for Iraq’s schools. Her reporting has included interviews with Iraqi education officials, teachers, students, and parents, as well as U.S. officials and others involved with the schooling of Iraqi children. Recently, Ms. Zehr traveled to Amman, Jordan, to see how displaced Iraqi children were faring.
Federal
Angelina Jolie Highlights Iraqi Students’ Plight
The United States and the international community need to make the education of Iraqi children a higher priority, the actress and refugee advocate said April 8 at a panel discussion sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations.