Returns to Education in Russia (News and Research 217) Harry A. Patrinos and Suhas Parandekar Wisdom.. comes not from age but from education and learning – Anton Chekov Because of a strong literary tradition and a deep commitment to education, Russia had a highly educated population by the end of the 20th century. Today, nearly two-thirdsContinue reading “Returns to Education in Russia”
COVID-19 and Human Capital
COVID-19 and Human Capital (News and Research 216) The latest Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia, titled COVID-19 and Human Capital, is launched. Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are on course to contract by 4.4 percent this year, the worst recession since the global financial crisis of 2008.Continue reading “COVID-19 and Human Capital”
Strategic Human Capital Investments
Strategic Human Capital Investments (News and Research 215) Strategic Human Capital Investments – The South Caucasus Human Capital Reports | Survive, Learn, Thrive: Strategic Human Capital Investments Toward a More Prosperous and Inclusive Armenia | Human capital – the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives and that enable them to realizeContinue reading “Strategic Human Capital Investments”
Learning Loss due to COVID-19
Learning Loss due to COVID-19 (News and Research 214) The Effect of School Closures on Standardized Student Test Outcomes | The school closures owing to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis resulted in a significant disruption of education provision leading to fears of learning losses and of an increase in educational inequality. This paper evaluates the effectsContinue reading “Learning Loss due to COVID-19”
The Human Capital Index 2020 Update
The Human Capital Index 2020 Update (News and Research 213) The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19 Report | Press release | Visualization, country briefs, data Highlights for Europe and Central Asia (ECA): The economies with the largest gains include Albania, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan A variety ofContinue reading “The Human Capital Index 2020 Update”
Returns to Education in Russia
Returns to Education in Russia (News and Research 212) The World Bank ECA Education Global Practice has produced a new Policy Research Working Paper, entitled “Returns to Education in the Russian Federation: Some New Estimates,” written by Ekaterina Melianova, Suhas Parandekar, Harry Anthony Patrinos and Artëm Volgin. Back in communist times the contribution of educationContinue reading “Returns to Education in Russia”
Safe Schooling
Safe Schooling (News and Research 211) Turkey Safe Schooling & Distance Education Launch with Minister of National Education Как пандемия повлияет на образование в Казахстане и Центральной Азии? | How will the pandemic affect education in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries? Read an interview with our Lead Education Specialist Ayesha Vawda and in videoContinue reading “Safe Schooling”
Back to School
Back to School (News and Research 210) Back to school? | Covid-19 has disrupted the lives of school-age children and students around the world. Whilst children in some countries are going back to school premises, others will continue to be homeschooled. In India alone, several states did not hold online classes for government school students.Continue reading “Back to School”
Launching A New Academic Year Under the Cloud of COVID-19
Launching A New Academic Year Under the Cloud of COVID-19 (News And Research 209) Launching a new academic year under the cloud of COVID-19 | Tigran Shmis, Maria Barron, Kaliope Azzi-Huck | The next few weeks mark the beginning of the school year across the northern hemisphere. Per the World Bank School Closure data, (School ClosuresContinue reading “Launching A New Academic Year Under the Cloud of COVID-19”
Back to School?
Most Americans do not want to send their children back to school
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