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Too many teachers in Ontario; too few in Sri Lanka. 70 million children without basic education. Examination chaos. Spiraling university costs. Girls excelling in math; girls lagging in math. Brain drain. Millions of people of all ages want to better themselves through education. What barriers do they face? What works and what doesn’t? How to find out? From village classrooms to the halls of the Ivy League, rigorous data can help us get it right. 

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  • 09 February 2023
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Early education: the impact on children’s preferences and decision-making

How do young boys and girls feel about being left behind? This column draws lessons from a daycare experiment in Rio de Janeiro. The results suggest...

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  • 21 September 2022
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Public support for policies to reduce inequality: the impact of uncertainty

Many governments responded to the economic shock of the pandemic with an unprecedented expansion of welfare policies. What’s more, with inequalities...

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  • 06 July 2022
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Ensuring access to high-quality education for girls

Education is one of the most powerful instruments for laying the foundations for sustainable growth, reducing poverty and inequality, and improving...

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  • 22 June 2022
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Effective states for sustainable development in South Asia

Past progress in human development in South Asia looks insufficient to produce success during the era of the Sustainable Development Goals. This...

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  • 04 April 2022
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Language of instruction matters for learning foundational skills

The advan tages of multilingualism are undeniable. But should education systems use a language of instruction that is unfamiliar to children (and...

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  • 03 January 2022
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Dual learning disadvantages in East Africa – and how to deal with them

Children from poorer families in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda face a double disadvantage in their opportunity to access learning: not only is the...

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  • 16 November 2020
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Media coverage of terrorism: magnifying the negative effect of attacks on schooling

Terrorist attacks have a big negative impact on education, particularly if they occur on the way from children’s homes to the nearest primary school...

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  • 09 November 2020
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Changing the lives of very young children: evidence from Rwanda

Globally, around 250 million children under the age of five do not meet key development milestones, which reduces their ability to reach their full...

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  • 12 October 2020
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Encouraging parents to be more involved in their children’s education

Mobilizing parents in developing countries to become more involved in their children’s education is likely to lead to better teaching and school...

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  • 28 June 2020
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Tackling child labor by raising incomes: does it work?

Income changes can have important consequences for farming communities, including on the prevalence of child labor. What’s more, the link is complex...

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