World leaders made a promise that every child would be in school and learning by 2015. Great progress has been made, but 58 million children around the world are still being denied this basic right. We now have 500 days to make this promise to children a reality. At this crucial time, the #EducationCountdown campaign brings together nongovernmental organizations, civil society, teachers, youth, faith-based organizations and the business community in a global movement to marshal the political will and financing needed to achieve Millennium Development Goal 2, achieving universal primary education.  Read more.