Shanghai – Education, economics and public policy

Education Systems Coping with the Pandemic

Education Systems Coping with the Pandemic (News and Research 185) How does the Chinese education system cope with the virus outbreak challenge? World Bank supports Georgia’s Education reform“We are extremely pleased to be able to support the Georgian Government in its extraordinary commitment to invest in the education system,” said Sebastian Molineus, the World BankContinue reading “Education Systems Coping with the Pandemic”

Education and Development News and Research 108

Summer Executive Program | Jointly Sponsored by the World Bank and Peking University’s China Institute for Educational Finance Research | Education’s Promises and Challenges: Focusing on Quality and Equity | August 26-31, 2018, Beijing, China Peking University & World Bank co-sponsor 2018 International Summer School on Education (北大教育财政所与世界银行共同主办2018年“教育与发展”国际暑期学校) to explore ways to improve the qualityContinue reading “Education and Development News and Research 108”

Human Capital News and Research 102

Can Wall Street Learn to Love Human Capital? Last week at the New York Stock Exchange, JUST Capital, a not-for-profit organization, rang the opening bell. The celebration was to draw attention to their unlikely partnership with Goldman Sachs and the launch of an ETF that enables investors to put money behind an index rated on aContinue reading “Human Capital News and Research 102”

Understanding Effective Teaching Practices (News and Research 88)

Understanding Effective Teaching Practices in Chinese Classrooms: “Teachers who believed that students should be the focus of instruction scored significantly higher across all domains than teachers who believed that teachers should be the focus of instruction”… Credential Effects and the Returns to Education in China Using the China Household Income Project (CHIP) data for 1995Continue reading “Understanding Effective Teaching Practices (News and Research 88)”

The Future of Education

The Future of Education: It’s coming, but will it get here fast enough? By Raj Kumar // 23 March 2018 Class two students line up to enter a classroom at the start of school in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by: Kelley Lynch / GPE / CC BY-NC-ND DUBAI — Education has long been notoriously slow to change. Most classrooms around theContinue reading “The Future of Education”

The Future of Education (News and Research 86)

The education of the young needs the special attention of the lawmaker. The neglect of education in a state is injurious to the state – Aristotle (350BC) The Future of Education: It’s coming, but will it get here fast enough? Education has long been notoriously slow to change. Most classrooms around the world look scarcely differentContinue reading “The Future of Education (News and Research 86)”

Growing Smarter in East Asia and Pacific (News and Research 85)

Yesterday we launched the East Asia and Pacific Flagship, Growing Smarter: Learning and Equitable Development in East Asia and Pacific. Home to seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, East Asia and Pacific has a lot to teach other countries and regions. Among the drivers of success that Growing Smarter highlights:Continue reading “Growing Smarter in East Asia and Pacific (News and Research 85)”

Human Capital Update (News and Research 84)

UNESCO has announced three winners of the 2017-2018 UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize. Diklat Berjenjang from Indonesia is one of the winners. Diklat Berjenjang provides training for ECED Teachers. With the support from DFAT Trust Fund under the ECED Frontline program, the Bank team provides TA to strengthen the quality of the program and linkContinue reading “Human Capital Update (News and Research 84)”

Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning (News and Research 83)

Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning Conference | March 5-7, 2018 | Auckland Early childhood is the most significant developmental period in life. The World Development Report (WDR) 2018 emphasizes the importance of development in the early years to ensure school readiness. The early years of life are the best opportunity to lay theContinue reading “Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning (News and Research 83)”

Launch of Guangdong Compulsory Education Project (News and Research 77)

China: Launch of Guangdong Compulsory Education Project Indonesia: World Bank Explores Cooperation of Quality Improvement of Madrasah Teachers Global K-12 testing & assessment market to grow by 8.19% during the period 2018-2022 Teacher & Parental Perspectives of Barriers for Inclusive & Quality Education in Mongolia Learning about Education Limited human capital investment is a commonContinue reading “Launch of Guangdong Compulsory Education Project (News and Research 77)”