education policy

Around the world, governments are under pressure to improve learning outcomes. There is now an unprecedented wealth of research, yet this rarely reaches the people making decisions. The sector needs to shift from producing evidence for governments to generating it with them. True progress lies not only in discovering what works, but in building systems that learn, adapt, and implement at scale.

Can one student’s experience influence the educational decisions of those that follow? Evidence from admissions to elite schools in Peru shows how policies that make success stories visible can have multiplier effects.

What is the evidence on effective education policies in low- and middle-income countries? How can academics communicate this evidence to policymakers?

A conditional cash transfer programme was less effective in regions with more exposure to export-manufacturing jobs