; Whereas even as domestic resources are taken into account, the annual financing gap over 2015–2030 for reaching quality universal preprimary, primary, and secondary education in low and lower middle income countries is $39,000,000,000; Whereas continued and increased bilateral educational support from the United States Government, as well as multilateral partnerships like the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Education Cannot Wait (ECW), play a critical role in helping marginalized children and adolescents build a future for themselves and the communities in which they live; Whereas in fiscal year 2021, USAID global education programs reached more than 33,400,000 learners in 73 countries and assisted more than 113,000 schools at the preprimary, primary, and secondary levels; Whereas the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is a proven and effective aid delivery mechanism that complements the United States Government’s bilateral basic education programs by fostering coordination among all key partners, supporting the development and implementation of strong national education sector plans, and building on the commitment of developing country governments to expand quality educational opportunities for children in an equitable manner; Whereas the United States Government’s annual support for GPE has had a transformative impact in the lives of children around the world, and since GPE’s inception in 2002, 160,000,000 more children, more than half of them girls, are in school in GPE’s 85 partner countries; Whereas the United States pledged $305,000,000 over 3 years to the Global Partnership for Education at its 2021 Global Education Summit; Whereas ECW is at the forefront of efforts to increase access to education in crisis settings, and since its inception in 2016, ECW has reached 6,900,000 children and adolescents; provided education materials and textbooks to over 4,200,000 children; strengthened equity and gender equality by reaching 3,300,000 girls