Telenovelas in Brazil helped reduce fertility rates, while an MTV drama increased knowledge about HIV in Nigeria and encouraged safer sexual practices

Calling teachers and students once a week almost doubled the impact on reading and maths test scores of an adult education programme in Niger

An ‘ed tech’ intervention in China had long-lasting positive effects across outcomes, suggesting potential for reducing the rural-urban education gap

A more selective academic environment benefits female students along multiple dimensions but male students fail to take advantage of this exposure

Participation in early childhood education programmes can lead to improved and lasting learning outcomes for disadvantaged children

Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health...

Increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico reduced formal marriage but did not prevent school dropout or early motherhood

Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches

Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school