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Danielle M. Bennett

Danielle M. Bennett is a former teacher of college-preparatory classes in history at the Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale, N.J. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Maryland.

Millions of Children Remain Out of School, Many of Them Girls

Danielle M. Bennett
• August 13, 2014

Positive trends in education have been achieved in 17 countries, where out-of-school populations, one-quarter of the global total, have been reduced by nearly 90 percent since 2000, says a new report from Unesco. But with progress comes a sobering reality: …

Categories: Education, Women

Spreading the Word About the UN in Classrooms

Danielle M. Bennett
• June 26, 2014

Bill Yotive’s job is to educate young students all over the world on how the United Nations functions and to teach them about its current agenda on global affairs. His work requires capturing youngsters’ attention, which can naturally drift, so …

Categories: Education

Calling the UN to Account to Stop the HIV/AIDS Scourge

Danielle M. Bennett
• April 23, 2014

It has been 33 years since the first reports of HIV/AIDS surfaced, and the pandemic, which has never been found to be racial, ethnic or gender specific among the population, is now affecting women the most. They account for more …

Categories: Caribbean, Health and Population, Women

It’s Time to Pay Teachers Better, Unesco Emphasizes

Danielle M. Bennett
• February 23, 2014

What can be done to educate the 250 million children, mostly in South Asia, West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, who lack basic reading and math skills by the time they reach adulthood? The answer to this global learning crisis, a …