Harmonized Learning Outcomes – Page 9 – Education, economics and public policy

Investments in Human Capital are Key for Economic Progress

News and Research 250 Besimi: Investments in human capital are of key importance for economic progress | Investments in the development of human capital are extremely important for the progress of the country, particularly in the sectors of education, health and social protection. How countries deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and theContinue reading “Investments in Human Capital are Key for Economic Progress”

From crisis to opportunity: Transforming education in Europe and Central Asia after COVID-19

News and Research 249 From crisis to opportunity: Transforming education in Europe and Central Asia after COVID-19 | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant damage to human capital development across Europe and Central Asia. Lengthy periods of school closure have resulted in major learning losses among school-age children, particularly those living in poverty and those from ethnic minorities.Continue reading “From crisis to opportunity: Transforming education in Europe and Central Asia after COVID-19”

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia

Back to Learning!

News and Research 247 Ending Learning Poverty and Building Skills: Investing in Education from Early Childhood to Lifelong Learning | The document describes the World Bank’s strategy in education and provides a taste of the types of projects that we support governments on, as well as our partnerships and global initiatives to impact the futureContinue reading “Back to Learning!”

The Pandemic, School Closures and the Rise of Inequality

News and Research 246 Unexcused Absence: The Pandemic, School Closures, and the Rise of Inequality | School-age minors have suffered one of the COVID-19 pandemic’s most dramatic disruptions. In March 2020, schools closed their doors across the globe, and more than 1.5 billion students worldwide ceased to learn in physical classrooms—or, in many cases, inContinue reading “The Pandemic, School Closures and the Rise of Inequality”

Education for Empowerment

News and Research 245 Novak Djokovic Foundation: Cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the World Bank: 100 new preschool rooms across Serbia | Novak Djokovic Foundation; Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia signed an agreement to partner on the Project of Inclusive Preschool Education, which is financed with the support ofContinue reading “Education for Empowerment”

Learning Loss during COVID-19

News and Research 244 News: Ukraine to Modernize Higher Education System with World Bank Support The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $200 million project to support the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen efficiency, quality, and transparency of the country’s higher education system. The project – Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results –Continue reading “Learning Loss during COVID-19”

Equitable Human Capital

News and Research 243 Kazakhstan: Knowledge, skills and health. Human capital needs development | World Bank – Government of Kazakhstan Roundtable | Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms under the President, with the Bank, held a round table on the topic: Kazakhstan: an overview of human capital development. The chairman of the Agency Kairat Kelimbetov addressedContinue reading “Equitable Human Capital”

COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School

News and Research 240 Bringing Girls Back to School COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School | H.E. Aïcha Bah Diallo, Harry A. Patrinos, Noëlla Coursaris Musunka, Ana Rold | The returns to schooling are especially high for women. That is, the earnings increment associated with more education is in fact higher for women than forContinue reading “COVID-19: Bringing Girls Back to School”