Bold Education Reforms Needed (News and Research 172) Bold education reforms can lift Ukraine’s economy | So why is education not contributing more to Ukraine’s economy? A recently completed World Bank education study identifies several likely reasons… Bulgaria government announces free preschool for children from poor families | with the support of the World Bank makes theContinue reading “Bold Education Reforms Needed”
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan (News and Research 171) International Conference and Exhibition: Education and Sport in the Epoch the Powerful State, organized by the Government of Turkmenistan, November 13-15, 2019, Ashgabat President of Turkmenistan addresses participants of the international forum on education Photo report: International exhibition in Ashgabat Other News IMF calls for increasing healthcare and educationContinue reading “Turkmenistan”
Russian Education Aid for Development (READ) Program
Russian Education Aid for Development (READ) Program (News and Research 170) READ Program Plays Crucial Role in Global Effort to Eliminate Learning Poverty On November 6, 2019, at a conference convened on the tenth anniversary of the READ (Russian Education Aid for Development) Program, experts from around the world convened to reflect on global progress andContinue reading “Russian Education Aid for Development (READ) Program”
Everyone’s education level should be at least a little higher every day
Everyone’s education level should be at least a little higher every day (News and Research 169) Everyone’s education level should be at least a little higher every day, says Pashinyan Armenia PM: Biggest role of education is to encourage toward self-education Universities in Armenia are continuing to face serious financial strain: SABER EU to assist ArmeniaContinue reading “Everyone’s education level should be at least a little higher every day”
Education for Human Capital Development
Education for Human Capital Development (News and Research 168) Tackling Learning Poverty to Drive Human Capital Outcomes An experimental evaluation of three teacher quality measures: Value-added, classroom observations, and student surveys The Economics of International Student and Scholar Mobility: Directions for Research UNICEF’s latest report, The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition:Continue reading “Education for Human Capital Development”
End Learning Poverty
End Learning Poverty (News and Research 167) World Bank moves to halve ‘learning poverty’ and end illiteracy Belarus eager to borrow €65m from World Bank to modernize higher education system WB Executive Director: Georgia’s Education Reform Efforts are Important Is there a policy remedy for brain drain in Europe? US to support development of earlyContinue reading “End Learning Poverty”
The Education System and the Economy
The Education System and the Economy (News and Research 166) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to: Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty” https://www.nobelprize.org/ The Education System and the Economy:Continue reading “The Education System and the Economy”
Peru
Peru (News and Research 165) An interview with former Peruvian Minister of Education Jaime Saavedra The race between education and technology in Europe and Central Asia While enrollment in tertiary education worldwide has gone up three-fold since 1970, the overall returns to education – the benefits to individuals and society from investment in education –Continue reading “Peru”
Skills, Preferences and Labor Market Outcomes
Skills, Preferences and Labor Market Outcomes (News and Research 164) The automation revolution is upon us: how can education systems best prepare the workers of the future? | Automation is accelerating the race between education and technology. The ability of education systems to respond to the demand for higher-order skills will be crucial for mitigatingContinue reading “Skills, Preferences and Labor Market Outcomes”
Is Education a Bad Investment?
Is Education a Bad Investment? (News and Research 163) Is education a bad investment, asks Jorge Moreno? No, it is not, he says, and so does the evidence | ¿Es la educación una mala inversión? School-Based Management in Mexico, program combined cash grant with school improvement | intervention did not have an effect on performanceContinue reading “Is Education a Bad Investment?”
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