1、The Brookings Institution,June 2022.All Rights Reserved.1TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SYSTEMSWHY,WHAT,AND HOWBY DAVID SENGEH AND REBECCA WINTHROPPOLICY BRIEF|JUNE 2022Today,the topic of education system transformation is front of mind for many leaders.Ministers of education around the world are seeking to
2、 build back better as they emerge from COVID-19-school closures to a new normal of living with a pandemic.The U.N.secretary general is convening the Transforming Education Summit(TES)at this years general assembly meeting(United Nations,n.d.).Students around the world continue to demand transformati
3、on on climate and,not finding voice to do this through their schools,are regularly leaving class to test out their civic action skills.It is with this moment in mind that we have developed this shared vision of education system transformation.Collectively we offer insights on transformation from the
4、 perspective of a global think tank and a national government:the Center for Universal Education(CUE)at Brookings brings years of global research on education change and transformation,and the Ministry of Education of Sierra Leone brings on-the-ground lessons from designing and implementing system-w
5、ide educational rebuilding.This brief is for any education leader or stakeholder who is interested in charting a transformation,journey in their country or education jurisdiction,such as a state or district.It is also for civil society organizations,funders,researchers,and anyone interested in the t
6、opic of national development through education.In it,we answer the following three questions and argue for a participatory approach to transformation:Why is education system transformation urgent now?We argue that the world is at an inflection point.Climate change,the changing nature of work,increas