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”
Reversing the Global Learning Crisis
Reversing the Global Learning Crisis (News and Research 317) Reversing the global learning crisis before it derails a generation of children | The latest U.S. math and reading scores showed worrisome declines due to the pandemic’s toll and related school closures. For many developing countries, the impacts of this shock are even worse, amounting toContinue reading “Reversing the Global Learning Crisis”
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”
The Economics of Higher Education
Higher Education (News and Research 315) Towards a More Sustainable and Transparent Higher Education System in Latvia | Lucia Brajkovic, Diego Ambasz | Academic careers are an important aspect of higher education policy and practice. A high-quality academic workforce – spanning both teaching and research positions – provides major inputs into relevant research publications andContinue reading “The Economics of Higher Education”
The Long Term Benefits of Financial Education
The Long Term Benefits of Financial Education (News and Research 314) What are the long-term effects of high school financial education? | Comparing the randomized treatment and control groups, we have three main findings on long-term financial behavior: the financial education program had no effect on long-run bank account ownership, but a high percentage ofContinue reading “The Long Term Benefits of Financial Education”
The Most Educated
The Most Educated (News and Research 313) 25 Most Educated Countries In the World | Education can also increase incomes. According to the World Bank, the economic returns on average of a tertiary education is a 17% increase in earnings compared to a 10% increase for primary education and a 7% increase for a secondaryContinue reading “The Most Educated”
Each new teacher hired can create an additional 1.22 jobs
Each new teacher hired can create an additional 1.22 jobs (News and Research 312) Rewiring Education for People and Planet | This report is a call to action to work across sectors, levels, and stakeholders to transform education together with a wider development transformation. Amid competing priorities and limited resources, one needs to stop thinkingContinue reading “Each new teacher hired can create an additional 1.22 jobs”
Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Losses
Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Losses (News and Research 311) How can covid learning loss be overcome? | Jaime Saavedra, the World Bank’s global director of education, tells Anne McElvoy how to fix what could be the worst educational crisis for a century. The COVID-19 pandemic starved young brains. Estimates suggest that globally schoolchildren may be eightContinue reading “Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Losses”
Floods, Learning Loss and Other News
Floods, Learning Loss and Other News (News and Research 310) Pakistan’s Floods are Deepening its Learning Crisis Pakistan recently experienced one of the worst floods in the country’s history. Heavy monsoon rains, about 6 times the average of the last thirty years, have affected more than 33 million people. Around one-third of the country’s land mass is under water. WeContinue reading “Floods, Learning Loss and Other News”
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