Contents, continued 02 education: access to education – from the start 42 levelling the equity and learning outcomes 46 playing field education in emergencies and protracted crises 52 pages 40–67 Benefits of quality education 55 reaching children throughout the learning process 56 equity targets 59 Teaching matters 60 education financing 61 The role of aid 62 equitable progress is possible 64 03 Children and The effects of poverty in childhood 70 poverty: Breaking Measuring how many children live in poverty 71 the vicious cycle Children living in extreme poverty 72 pages 68–87 Children living in ‘moderate’ poverty 75 Poor children living in rich countries 75 Child poverty in all its dimensions 78 disadvantages overlap and reinforce one another 78 Universal measurement of child poverty 80 The role of cash transfers in reducing poverty and inequality 81 Cash transfers and access to essential services 83 expanding social protection – and looking ahead 84 04 Pathways information 90 to equity integration 92 pages 88–101 innovation 94 investment 97 involvement 99 The STaTe of The World’S Children 2016 iii