Exciting to see this paper out from @CGDev @jrossiter0 CERT at U of Malawi @unima_mw after several years of partnership!
Better resourced secondary schools positively impact student outcomes - but access to them is not equitable
cgdev.org/publication/merit-…
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More than one in three children report being victims of physical attacks in schools across sub-Saharan Africa.🌍
@DaveEvansPhD & @SusannahHares stress the impact of school violence on learning & urge prioritizing safety in the education sector ⬇
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🚨New paper🚨
"Phonics and Foreign Aid"
We estimate the impact of USAID's global portfolio of early-grade reading programs, drawing on 12 RCTs + 15 diff-in-diffs + another 16 projects with before/after learning data.
For 4 years I've had the luck and pleasure to be a part of several partnerships with southern research institutions in my role at @CGDev. I share some of my reflections and lessons I've learned here
cgdev.org/blog/future-resear…
If you’re at #CIES2023, come hear CGD partners -@aphrc, CERT Malawi and IEPA Ghana - from the @CGDev PREPARE consortium discuss research results. Chaired by my colleague @RadhikaNagesh, today at 2:45pm
Attending #CIES2023 next week? 📚
Don't miss @CGDev experts @mouna_akelbulan @RadhikaNagesh & @DaveEvansPhD who will cover a range of topics from equity in education to learning poverty.
Details below ⬇️
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Attending #CIES2023 next week? 📚
Don't miss @CGDev experts @mouna_akelbulan @RadhikaNagesh & @DaveEvansPhD who will cover a range of topics from equity in education to learning poverty.
Details below ⬇️
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Kenya needs to take the next bold step to ensure universal access to education which is feeding all the kids!
#FeedingTheFuture
"Feed all the kids, and let them go to school for free"
No, really.
Our new @CGDev report on the economics of achieving universal education in low- and lower-middle income countries.
cgdev.org/blog/feed-all-the-…
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Very pleased that @CGDev could host @JudyWoodruff @JohnKerry for this important conversation. Thanks to both and to @NewsHour for offering these highlights. pbs.org/newshour/show/john-k…
New flagship report out from @CGDev education program! @susannahhares @maryamakmal and I have a chapter on the potential for PPPs to be a cost-effective solution - but why governments should tread carefully
India's school meals feed 120m children each day.
Ghana's 🆓 secondary schooling led to 📈 in high school enrollment.
What are the things that 💲 can fix in education?
CGD's NEW #SchoolingForAll blog explores ⬇️
cgdev.org/blog/feed-all-the-…
It's not easy to do, but these eight programs improved learning at scale. @jonathanmbstern and I discuss how, based on a new @RTI_Intl report and recent event @cgdev
cgdev.org/blog/how-do-we-imp…
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Credible causal (not correlational) evidence that female leaders managed the pandemic better
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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This is what solidarity looks like!Uganda said on Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to take in temporarily 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan fleeing after the Taliban takeover. reuters.com/world/africa/uga… – at Nairobi, Kenya
Analysis from @cgdev @leecrawfurd @susannahhares on what withdrawal from Afghanistan could mean for girls' education
cgdev.org/blog/girls-educati…
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Great to see Uganda make this important and much needed commitment on domestic financing for education. But we can only really celebrate when Governments deliver on their commitments to young people #RaiseYourHand
Ahead of the #GES2021 our Development Director @misterock reflects on the importance of education to Uganda’s development.
#RaiseYourHand
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As Europe's talent pool ages out, Africa's grows, presenting opportunities for mutual migration partnerships.
From idea to action, @WorldBank can assist:
👨🏾🚒 track skillset needs
🤝 improve immigration capacity
🚀 launch pilot programs
Learn more: cgdev.org/blog/how-world-ban….
“fund education because education is important in its own right. Not because girls living in poor countries are an ‘asset’ to help rich countries tackle a climate crisis largely of their own making.” New @CGDev blog
cgdev.org/blog/fund-girls-ed…
Multilaterals top the list and other important findings from the fifth edition of #QuODA @CGDev
Results are out with a cool new interactive tool: cgdev.org/quoda-2021
We have just published our new Quality of Aid index, #QuODA
We've spent over two years, identifying the key quality indicators and assessing 49 countries & international agencies
A thread on our findings, and why they matter in and beyond the pandemic:
An insightful collection of viewpoints on how the education sector can get back on track with SDG4 by @GirinB @susannahhares @JustinSandefur and a host of expert contributors
Thoughtful but refreshingly direct, @GirinB calls out the collective failure to address poor learning outcomes in his recent essay on #SDG4.
In a roundtable w/ @CGDev @riseprogramme, sector leaders shared their reactions. Read the symposium of responses: cgdev.org/blog/symposium-gir….
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£55mill FCDO "What Works" research hub for global education announced today. V pleased to see this go ahead despite the cuts - it'll make a big contribution to the sector
Bravo to the FCDO education team for getting education research on the PM's agenda
gov.uk/government/news/pm-un…
Nice summary of what we’re learning about impacts of COVID-19 on girls' education from @DanaSchmidt33 @EchidnaGiving. Enjoyed the chance to be on this panel with a great group!
Feeling FOMO about missing this great #CIES2021 panel?? Fear not! You can read key insights here: echidnagiving.org/april-2021…