News and Research 328 Human Capital and Climate Change Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. This paper estimates causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. ItContinue reading “Human Capital and Climate Change”
Category Archives: Harmonized Learning Outcomes
Computer Assisted Instruction
News and Research 327 The Impact of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Student Performance: Evidence from the Dual-Teacher Program | Findings from an evaluation study of the Dual-Teacher program, a computer-assisted instruction program, that makes lecture videos and other teaching resources from an elite urban middle school available through the internet to schools in poor and remoteContinue reading “Computer Assisted Instruction”
Why is education more important today than ever?
News and Research 326 Why is education more important today than ever? Innovation | The competitiveness of an economy depends a lot on technological progress, but recent data in some countries, including not only high-income but also middle-income countries, suggests that innovation is getting harder, and the pace of growth is slowing down. A newContinue reading “Why is education more important today than ever?”
Education must remain a global priority
Education must remain a global priority (News and Research 324) Education must remain a political priority in all countries | Today, more than ever, we need to spark national and global efforts to end learning poverty. About two-thirds of children globally are in learning poverty. That is, they are unable to read and understand aContinue reading “Education must remain a global priority”
The need to prioritize education
The need to prioritize education (News and Research 323) Learning loss: a Covid-19 mass casualty | Poland, a high-income country and a human capital success story, has not escaped the impacts of Covid on education and has experienced significant learning loss. A study from Poland shows that 26 weeks of school closures led to learningContinue reading “The need to prioritize education”
The Importance of Human Capital
The Importance of Human Capital (News and Research 322) The COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple and serious economic, financial, political, and social problems | Jorge O. Moreno: La tragedia del capital humano y la crisis que viene | Jorge O. Moreno: The tragedy of human capital and the coming crisis | Hidden among the news thatContinue reading “The Importance of Human Capital”
Designing Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Education
Designing Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Education (News and Research 321) Designing effective public-private partnerships in education To be effective, public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education, need to be innovative, hold schools accountable, empower parents and students, and promote diverse educational institutions. A clear legal and regulatory framework is crucial to achieving a sustainable solution. Best practice wouldContinue reading “Designing Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Education”
Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures
Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures (News and Research 319) Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures in Poland The effect of school closures in the spring of 2020 on the math, science, and reading skills of secondary school students in Poland is estimated. The COVID-19-induced school closures lasted 26Continue reading “Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures”
We Cannot Ignore the Reality of Global COVID Learning Loss
We Cannot Ignore the Reality of Global COVID Learning Loss (News and Research 318) ‘We cannot ignore the reality of global Covid learning loss’| During the pandemic, school closures ranged from almost no closure at all for a handful of countries, such as Sweden, to a total between 10 and 30 weeks for most countriesContinue reading “We Cannot Ignore the Reality of Global COVID Learning Loss”
The Price of War
The Price of War (News and Research 316) The price of war: Macroeconomic effects of the 2022 sanctions on Russia | Noam Angrist, Simeon Djankov, Pinelopi Goldberg and Harry Patrinos (Chapter 26) show enormous losses of education and human capital–particularly coming after the pandemic. Ukrainian children are estimated to have lost one year of schooling …Continue reading “The Price of War”
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