Announcements Stay informed about the latest education in crisis and conflict announcements. Education in Crisis and Conflict September 12, 2019 ECCN Hosts Closing Event: Looking Back and Looking Forward Over the past five years, the USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN) has been dedicated to increasing equitable access to education in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. Education in Crisis and Conflict August 16, 2019 Social and Emotional Learning and Soft Skills USAID Education Policy Brief Through the Strategy and Policy, USAID is providing new opportunities to systematically design, measure, implement, and understand the impact of programs that build social and emotional skills or soft skills for children and youth.