Editing Education (section)

=== Contemporary era ===
The promotion of public education and [[universal access to education]] gained momentum in the 20th and 21st centuries, endorsed by intergovernmental organizations such as the UN. Key initiatives included the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]], the Education for All initiative, the [[Millennium Development Goals]], and the Sustainable Development Goals.<ref>{{multiref |1={{harvnb|Urata|Kuroda|Tonegawa|2022|pp=40–41}} |2={{harvnb|Warren|2009|p=2}} |3={{harvnb|United Nations}} |4={{harvnb|Shelley|2022|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=gErEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2 2]}}  |5={{harvnb|Warren|Waltham|2009|p=42}}  }}</ref> These endeavors led to a consistent increase in all forms of education, particularly impacting primary education. In 1970, 28% of all primary-school-age children worldwide were not enrolled in school; by 2015, this figure had decreased to 9%.<ref>{{harvnb|Roser|Ortiz-Ospina|2013}}</ref>

The establishment of public education was accompanied by the introduction of standardized curricula for public schools as well as standardized tests to assess the progress of students. Contemporary examples are the [[Test of English as a Foreign Language]], which is a globally used test to assess language proficiency in [[non-native English speaker]]s, and the [[Programme for International Student Assessment]], which evaluates education systems across the world based on the performance of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. Similar shifts impacted teachers, with the establishment of institutions and norms to  regulate and oversee teacher training, including certification mandates for teaching in public schools.<ref>{{multiref | {{harvnb|Bartlett|Burton|2007|pp=74–7, 81–5}} | {{harvnb|Murphy|Mufti|Kassem|2009|p=7}} | {{harvnb|Neem|2017|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=WZ47DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA213 213]}} | {{harvnb|Spring|2018|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=hRBqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT107 107]}} | {{harvnb|Pizmony-Levy|2017|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=8_nNDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA126 126]}} }}</ref>

Emerging educational technologies have significantly influenced modern education. The widespread availability of computers and the internet has notably expanded access to educational resources and facilitated new forms of learning, such as online education. This became particularly pertinent during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] when schools worldwide closed for prolonged periods, prompting many to adopt [[remote learning]] methods through [[video conferencing]] or pre-recorded [[video lesson]]s to sustain instruction.<ref>{{multiref |1={{harvnb|Tosto|Alyahya|Espinoza|McCarthy|2023|pp=1–2}} |2={{harvnb|Haleem|Javaid|Qadri|Suman|2022|pp=275–277}} |3={{harvnb|Williams|Mehlinger|Powers|Baldwin|2003a|loc=[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/educational-technology Educational Technology]}} |4={{harvnb|UN|2020|pp=[https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/08/sg_policy_brief_covid-19_and_education_august_2020.pdf 2–3]}} |5={{harvnb|Sampath|1981|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NfhwWGPoV3sC&pg=PA30 30]}} }}</ref> Additionally, contemporary education is impacted by the increasing globalization and internationalization of educational practices.<ref>{{multiref |1={{harvnb|Bartlett|Burton|2003|pp=239–241, 245–246}} |2={{harvnb|Ge (Rochelle) (葛贇)|2022|pp=229–231}} }}</ref>