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Education innovations for disadvantaged students in Washington DC
A high school student presents her work at the College and Career Senior Challenge organized by One World Education How can we improve the research, writing, and presentation skills of middle and high...
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Strong teachers are stepping up to educate girls in Afghanistan
A physics class in Afghanistan held outdoors, due to the shortage of classroom space. Photo Credit: Mabruk Kabir Malaka runs a tight ship. The principal of an all-girls primary school nestled deep in...
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Why education matters for economic development
Young girl stands to read. Photo: © Steve Harris / World BankAt the Global Conference on Equity and Excellence in Basic Education, in Shanghai, China, May 17-19, 2016, the World Bank will be...
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Brazil: Extending school days may hurt students
Photo: Stephan Bachenheimer/ World Bank María is a single mother with two young children who spend about five hours a day in school. Since she has a full time job, it’s a challenge for her to care for...
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Why school enrollment is not enough: A look inside Haiti’s classrooms
This page in: Haitian Kreyol Students reading in class. Photo: ©World Bank In Haiti, about 90% of primary school-aged children are enrolled in school. While still falling short of universal...
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Finding a reasonable target for math and reading test scores
Young girl studying. Photo: Khasar Sandag / World Bank The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for education calls for learning for all. This includes ensuring that, by 2030, all...
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Globally, periods are causing girls to be absent from school
Student at primary school in Freetown Sierra Leone. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank A United Nations Children's Fund report estimates that one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school during...
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Here’s the evidence that low cost reading programs can have a big impact
Photo: © Dana Smillie / World Bank The importance of literacy for economic growth and development is already well established in economic research. Literacy enables people to access information and...
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What we can learn from school feeding programs from around the world
Photo Credit: Charlotte Broyd Peel, Imperial College London, Partnership for Child Development The world is still recovering from the financial and food crises of 2008. A key response, especially in...
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Tanzania: How boosting work skills through education can lead to economic...
Photo: World Bank For Tanzania, a predominantly rural economy striving to achieve middle-income status by 2025, a major challenge is to create employment for 800,000 youth entering the labor market...
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