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

More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high

In low-income countries, students’ economic background can determine how well their learning needs are matched with their schools’ instructional level