education
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Education markets and systems in low- and middle-income countries
What is the fairest and most efficient way to improve not just access to education, but outcomes too?
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The long shadow of apartheid: How forced relocation to homelands still affects South Africa
This article explores the extent to which apartheid negatively impacted educational attainment, and shows that this occurred primarily through changing early childhood environments
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Education during commodity booms in low-income countries: Lessons from history
Commodity specialisation in Colombia during the late 19th and 20th centuries had negative impacts on the demand for education during a surge in global demand for coffee
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A world unprepared: Missing skills for development
The world is incredibly short of meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of universal quality education, as at least two thirds of the world’s youth do not even reach basic skill levels
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Improving foundational learning in Tanzania through teacher rewards
A programme rewarding teachers for increasing their students’ foundational skills improved learning in public primary schools in Tanzania. A cheap and easy to communicate version of the programme was most (cost-)effective, and is currently being scaled up in the worst performing schools in Tanzania
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Training Entrepreneurs: Issue 3
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Educating children in emergencies: Global evidence from five randomised trials
Education emergencies require resilient solutions: A cheap phone tutoring programme can be highly effective across contexts, emergency types, and implementer profiles, pointing to its potential scalability
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Policies to improve global learning
What does recent evidence tell us are “Smart Buys” for improving learning in low- and middle-income countries?
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How Special Economic Zones shape education decisions in China
On average, Special Economic Zones in China increased local high school enrolment rates, but this masks varying impacts between different types of zones