The Impact of COVID-19 (News and Research 287) The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning in Greece: Investigation of the University Entrance Exams | It has been evidenced by a number of studies and international organizations that the unprecedentedCovid-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to schooling around the world; drastic measures were undertaken for the healthContinue reading “The Impact of COVID-19”
Online Tutoring, Ukraine and More
Online Tutoring, Ukraine and More (News and Research 286) Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program | A randomized control trial of a pilot program to deliver online tutoring to middle school students in spring 2021 used college students from highly selective universities as volunteer tutors working 1-on-1 with predominantly low-incomeContinue reading “Online Tutoring, Ukraine and More”
First Human Capital Project
First Human Capital Project (News and Research 285) Transformative World Bank Investment in Human Capital to Help Georgia Toward Greater Economic Prosperity | Georgia’s potential for economic prosperity has received a significant boost with approval by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors of the Human Capital Program for Georgia. Financing in the amount ofContinue reading “First Human Capital Project”
Improving Literacy and Problem-Solving Skills
Improving literacy and problem-solving skills (News and Research 284) Improving literacy and problem-solving skills: How Kyrgyz Republic works to build skilled workforce | Dingyong Hou | The Kyrgyz Republic’s transition since independence in 1991 has not been easy. The small central Asian country is a budding democracy that seeks a trajectory of more sustainable growthContinue reading “Improving Literacy and Problem-Solving Skills”
Education Financing for Ukraine
Education Financing for Ukraine (News and Research 283) World Bank Announces Additional $200 Million in Financing for Ukraine | Financing will support essential social services; combined total of World Bank-mobilized support for Ukraine now stands at more than $925 million | The World Bank announced nearly $200 million in additional and reprogrammed financing to bolster Ukraine’sContinue reading “Education Financing for Ukraine”
Protecting Education
Protecting Education (News and Research 282) World Bank Mobilizes an Emergency Financing Package of over $700 million for Ukraine| The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in Ukraine – or FREE Ukraine – for $489 million. The package approvedContinue reading “Protecting Education”
Prioritizing Early Investments for Children
Prioritizing Early Investments for Children (News and Research 281) Kosovo Prioritizes Early Childhood Development to Build Human Capital and Promote Prosperity | The President of Kosovo has introduced a Call to Action to elevate Early Childhood Development objectives in the national development agenda, to support resourcing and implementation of laws and policies that make it a priority,Continue reading “Prioritizing Early Investments for Children”
Learning Recovery after COVID-19
Learning Recovery after COVID-19 (News and Research 280) Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia: Policy and Practice| This brief highlights the key aspects of the World Bank’s ECA learning recovery plan that should be prioritized given the current situation in the region. The plan consists of three stages: (i) coping with theContinue reading “Learning Recovery after COVID-19”
The Global Learning Crisis
The Global Learning Crisis (News and Research 279) Mapping the Global Learning Crisis | Despite record enrollments in school worldwide, learning is limited More young children are enrolled in primary school today than any other time in history. Yet achievement data shows that student learning has remained nearly flat over the last two decades inContinue reading “The Global Learning Crisis”
Loss-of-Learning and the Post-Covid Recovery
Loss-of-Learning and the Post-Covid Recovery (News and Research 278) Loss-of-Learning and the Post-Covid Recovery in Low-Income Countries | IMF Working Paper No. 2022/025 | A dynamic general equilibrium model is calibrated to reflect the structural characteristics of vulnerable low-income countries and to replicate key dimensions of the Covid-19 shock. The paper shows that absent significant andContinue reading “Loss-of-Learning and the Post-Covid Recovery”
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