What Memphis Knows That the UN General Assembly Forgets | Opinion
Summary
This article explains how the city of Memphis improved kindergarten readiness by working together across different organizations and governments. It compares this local teamwork to the challenges the United Nations faces in getting many countries to work together to meet global goals.Key Facts
- Memphis increased kindergarten readiness from 34% to 62% in less than ten years.
- A local group called Seeding Success helped preserve and expand early education seats by working with city and county governments.
- They secured about $90 million in public funding over six years to support preschool programs.
- Progress requires ongoing cooperation, not just one-time agreements, because governments and priorities change.
- The United Nations General Assembly faces similar challenges in coordinating many countries to act together on global goals.
- Only 36% of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with data show good or moderate progress.
- Collective impact, which involves shared goals, measurements, and a coordinating “backbone” group, helps groups work together effectively.
- The United Nations uses a Resident Coordinator system as its version of a backbone to improve coordination between agencies.
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