The first day of presentations and discussions on 9 July at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was very far from a discussion as panelists presented in the main forum, Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 4 – Quality education, and different governments and social representatives spoke on the topic. There was little time to include inputs and responses from non-government and faith-based organizations. While a substantial voice was lacking in the process, Ms Susan Hopgood, President of Education International, an international teacher organization, did get a clear message in. Ms Hopgood warned of the slow progress in this first major review of SDG4, Off Track: Educators Assess Progress Towards SDG4. She shared five basic points, giving voice to the reality that mostcould (quietly) acknowledge: Teaching widely remains an unattractive profession. Human rights continue to be violated across the world with a detrimental impact on teachers. Public education remains largly unfunded where most critically needed. Inequitable systems continue to exclude minorities and the vulnerable. Progress for SDGs is too slow and not catching up with what needs to be understood about climate change. One further point that was evident by its absence throughout the
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