A different emphasis in this news story about the UN report on education in the Arab world than the one I linked earlier.
Arab states could face political and social instability if they under invest in the education of their young, expanding populations, a regional education report said on Wednesday.
A lack of political will rather than insufficient resources are at the root of the region’s inadequate education systems, with governments spending on security rather than education in a bid to control their people.
….The correlation between education and economic growth in the Arab world is weak, the report said. Abdullatif said money was not the issue but rather a fear of the possible results of any educational reforms.
