Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discuss equity and learning in education that should beintegral to our final push to end extreme poverty by 2030.He speaks about education that also raises productivity inthe informal sector and is associated with better health andresilience. He talks about educated women and girls who canbe particularly effective agents of socio-economic change.He also talks about the need for development financing andtechnical expertise to effect radical change in the qualityof labor. He highlights about technology that can be used toleapfrog current practices, plugging isolated teachers andstudents into connected classrooms of the twenty firstcentury. He concludes by saying that education is a public good and afundamental right is essential to end extreme poverty andboost shared prosperity.
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