{"id":57311,"date":"2019-12-23T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-27T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:20:59","slug":"join-second-world-bank-and-financial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/23\/join-second-world-bank-and-financial\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the second World Bank and Financial Times\u2019 blog writing competition for high school students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deadline<\/b>: 10 February 2020
Open to<\/b>: most inventive ideas, high quality writing, and innovative solutions to help more children learn to read
Benefits:<\/b> a chance at being published in the Financial Times and the World Bank Blogs, and attending, the World Bank Group\/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. in April 2020, with your expenses covered.<\/p>\n

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If you can read this, then you are already doing better than 53% of children in low- and middle-income countries, who can\u2019t read a simple text by age 10. Being able to read is fundamental for children to be able to learn other subjects like science and history. It also creates opportunities and opens more doors for them as they get older.
What can be done to help children learn to read by the time they are 10 years old? We want to hear from you! <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You can tell us by answering one of these two questions: <\/b><\/p>\n