One hundred and eighty-nine countries have committed themselves to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at eradicating extreme poverty and improving the welfare of people by the year 2015. Few global goals have been as consistently and deeply supported as the second MDG, which states that by 2015, “children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.†Achievement of this goal is crucial, as education ...
