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28 EFA Mid-Decade Assessmentspecial needs are not addressed. Teacher training should include dealing withchildren with special needs and inclusive education.● Improved coordination among agencies to deal with children with special needs.● Geographical issues. Ensure that children in rural and remote areas haveaccess to education, qualified teachers and good infrastructure.● Non-formal primary education, like mobile schools, should be offered forchildren who cannot come to school during regular hours for various reasons.● Citizenship issues. Are non-registered children in school?● Disparities between government and private/community schools.● Gender disparity.● Language issues. Do children speak the same language as the language ofinstruction in schools?● Attention should also be given to poor children, child labourers and otherconcerns that could force a child to drop out from school.● Security and safety of students, particularly in conflict areas and emergencysituation.● Curriculum review to assess quality and effectiveness. Examine relevance andflexibility of the curriculum as well as the issue between a centrally-prescribedcurriculum vs. a localized curriculum.● Attracting qualified teachers.● Literacy rates of parents and its effect on their attitudes about sending theirchildren to school.● Availability of government resources.● Education statisticians also pointed to the lack of disaggregated data for UPEhence the need to improve data collection by gathering information fromdisadvantaged groups.3.3 Recommendations to Assess Quality and Disparity Issues●●●Studies and research should be done at all levels, including the communitylevel, and involve all groups. Communities should be mobilized and engaged tobecome more active in the assessment process.Data on excluded children should be obtained from national censuses,household surveys and special studies.School-based surveys should include data on excluded children by involving thelocal community, e.g. school boards with local community representation.Education for All: Reaching the Unreached