The Mitigating the Learning Losses Caused by the COVID-19 School Closures conference was held on June 21 at The Schebek Palace, Prague, Czech Republic. It was organized by the ECA education team, the EU CMU, and CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute). There were 16 speakers, representing the World BankContinue reading “Mitigating the Learning Losses Caused by the COVID-19 School Closures Conference, Prague, June 21”
Measuring Human Capital in Middle Income Countries
Measuring Human Capital in Middle Income Countries (News and Research 296) World Bank board approves $1.49 billion in new funds for Ukraine | The World Bank’s executive board approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine on Tuesday to help pay wages for government and social workers, expanding the bank’s total pledged support to overContinue reading “Measuring Human Capital in Middle Income Countries”
Massive Impacts of Standardizing Education
Massive Impacts of Standardizing Education (News and Research 295) Massive impacts of standardizing education | Before the COVID pandemic, more than half of children in low- and middle-income countries suffered from learning poverty: they either were out of school or failed to learn to read with comprehension by age 10. Previous research has shown thatContinue reading “Massive Impacts of Standardizing Education”
Creative Education
Creative Education (News and Research 294) Inequality in the Effects of Primary School Closures due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Netherlands | Recently published in AEA Papers & Proceedings | Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures raises concerns about learning loss and inequality. Learning loss occurred during the first yearContinue reading “Creative Education”
Educational Development
Educational Development (News and Research 294) Kosovo: Minister Nagavci: Grateful for the support of the World Bank in various projects in the field of education The Minister of Education, Arbërie Nagavci together with the leader of the Education Global Practice at the World Bank Jaime Saavedra discussed the priorities of the ministry in reducing theContinue reading “Educational Development”
COVID-19 School Closures Fueled Big Learning Losses
COVID-19 School Closures Fueled Big Learning Losses (News and Research 293) COVID-19 school closures fueled big learning losses, especially for the disadvantaged Almost 1.6 billion students across the world were affected by school closured because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even short disruptions in a child’s schooling have significant negative effects on their learning and can be long-lasting.Continue reading “COVID-19 School Closures Fueled Big Learning Losses”
The Learning Crisis in Europe and Central Asia
The Learning Crisis in Europe and Central Asia (News and Research 292) Learning recovery plan for countries in Europe and Central Asia The evidence is clear: countries in every corner of the world are experiencing a learning crisis. Yet even as this is happening, there are more children in school worldwide today that at any otherContinue reading “The Learning Crisis in Europe and Central Asia”
COVID-19: Learning Loss is Real
COVID-19: Learning Loss is Real (News and Research 291) An Analysis of COVID-19 Student Learning Loss | Learning loss is real. A review of 36 robust studies shows that, on average, students lost 0.17 of a standard deviation, or the equivalent of a /2 years’ worth of learning. In An Analysis of COVID-19 Student LearningContinue reading “COVID-19: Learning Loss is Real”
Learning Losses in Ukraine can amount to over one year
Learning Losses in Ukraine can amount to over one year (News and Research 290) The Loss of Human Capital in Ukraine | School disruptions due to war, pandemics, or natural disasters can have persistent negative effects on learning outcomes. There are learning losses due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. From a position of relativeContinue reading “Learning Losses in Ukraine can amount to over one year”
War’s Economic Fallout
War’s Economic Fallout (News and Research 289) War’s economic fallout: A tech-worker exodus from three nations | When Russia invaded Ukraine, Yuliya was traveling abroad from her native Belarus and faced a wrenching choice: An opponent of the war, she wondered if she should go back to one of the few nations actively supporting theContinue reading “War’s Economic Fallout”
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