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Susannah Hares

Director, Education Policy and Senior Policy Fellow

@susannahhares [email protected]

Susannah Hares, Director, Education Policy and Senior Policy Fellow

Bio

Susannah Hares is a senior policy fellow and the director of CGD’s global education program. Before joining CGD, she spent seven years as Ark’s international director, where she was responsible for strategy, operations, and programs in India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, and for Ark’s international ventures including the Education Partnerships Group, Global Schools Forum, and Peepul. Hares started her career in Kenya, working for African health NGO AMREF. She has served on the boards and advisory groups of various international education organizations and ventures. She holds a MA (Econ) in political development from the University of Manchester.

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Topics

COVID-19 Preparedness & Response

Ending Violence in Schools

Equality of Opportunity and SDG4

Learning for All

Public-Private Partnerships in Education

Tackling the Global Burden of Lead Poisoning

Women’s Empowerment and Education

Latest from
Susannah

Hares

Exterior of Arahama Elementary School

Publication

Climate Change and Education: Building Momentum through a Shared Research Agenda

Benta Abuya et al.

July 01, 2024

Blog Post

The Urgent but Complex Path to Ending Corporal Punishment

Susannah Hares et al.

April 30, 2024

Hand of child reaching out

Publication

Corporal Punishment Bans Are Necessary but Not Enough

Gabriela Smarrelli et al.

April 30, 2024

An empty classroom in Madagascar. Photo via Adobe Stock

Blog Post

Let's Make Keeping Children Safe a Priority

Jo Bourne et al.

April 29, 2024

Four children sitting at school desk, working.

Blog Post

Reversing the Ban on Female Circumcision in The Gambia

Thi Le et al.

April 16, 2024

More work

News and Media

Afrique : Accélérer l’accès à l’enseignement gratuit pour tous les enfants

Human Rights Watch

Ministers Pledge to Combat Violence in Schools at London Roundtable

CGD press release

Malawi’s school kids are using tablets to improve their reading and maths skills

The Conversation

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Media contact

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Working Groups

Understanding and Mitigating the Global Burden of Lead Poisoning

The ‘Learning at Scale’ Advisory Group

More working groups

Ideas to action: independent research for global prosperity

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