As a barometer for how well the world is faring, we should look no further than the Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 goals represent our global to- do list that was agreed upon by 193 countries in 2015. They have a big looming deadline of 2030, but our progress on the goals shows promise. According to the latest SDG Report, we are doing well as individuals, as communities, as educators, as businesses, and as a planet. According to the UN, the percentage of people living in extreme poverty declined from 74% of the population in 1960 to 3% in 2017. Eight out of ten people can read and write now compared to only four out of ten in 1960. In fact, the world is the most educated it has ever been.
But I also learned that progress has been uneven and new problems have emerged. As I listen
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