The Impact of an Accountability Intervention with Diagnostic Feedback Evidence from Mexico Rafael de Hoyos Vicente A. Garcia-Moreno Harry Anthony Patrinos World Bank Education Global Practice Group, August 2015 WPS7393 In 2009, the Mexican state of Colima implemented a low-stakes accountability intervention with diagnostic feedback among 108 public primary schools with the lowest test scoresContinue reading “The Impact of an Accountability Intervention with Diagnostic Feedback Evidence from Mexico”
The Economist Higher Education Forum
October 22nd 2015 | New York, NY http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/education-2015 Join the conversation via #HigherEdForum I will focus on the question: What is the return on investment for education? See also: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/09/04/000158349_20140904084836/Rendered/PDF/WPS7020.pdf Harry Patrinos Manager, education, World Bank About Harry Patrinos Mr. Patrinos specializes in the economics of education, particularly the returns to schooling, school-based management, demand-side financing andContinue reading “The Economist Higher Education Forum”
Private schooling is growing in developing countries
Between 1990 and 2010, the percentage of students enrolled in private primary schools doubled from 11% to 22% in low-income countries. This growth in private provision is closely connected to the boom in access that has taken place in low-income nations over the past two decades: primary net enrollment increased from 55 to 80 percentContinue reading “Private schooling is growing in developing countries”
Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model
Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model Lottery for admission into Christel House School | July 17, 2015 | Mexico City The evaluation of Christel House de Mexico, a low-cost, rigorous private school for poor children that also works to ensure parental commitment, uses a rigorous randomized experimental research design at the childContinue reading “Mexico: Impact Evaluation of a Low Cost Private School Model”
Top 25 World Bank Working Papers
Policy Research Working Paper Series The World Bank Top 25 Working Papers by Total File Downloads, according to REPEC Click on a column heading to sort by a different category Rank Working Paper File Downloads Abstract Views 2015 06 3 months 12 months Total 2015 06 3 months 12 months Total 1 Returns to investment in education:Continue reading “Top 25 World Bank Working Papers”
Excellence v equity
Timor-Leste: Starting an education revolution
Timor-Leste: Starting an education revolution Photo by: Cornelio Quintao De Carvalho / World Bank In a blog, World Bank Senior Director for Education Claudia Costin praised Fernando La Sama de Araujo, the recently deceased Minister of Education of Timor-Leste, for his visionary leadership. Indeed, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste should be praised for the progressContinue reading “Timor-Leste: Starting an education revolution”
The Data Revolution in Education: Implications for Education Policy Worldwide
My presentation at the Sampoerna University TRANSFORMING EDUCATION TOWARDS INDONESIA 2030 : NEW PEDAGOGIES FOR DEEP LEARNINGS Conference, 29-30 May, Universitas Siswa Bangsa Internasional (The Sampoerna Univeristy), Jakarta, Indonesia. (http://www.sampoernauniversity.ac.id/nec-page.html)
Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan
Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan From my talk at Sampoerna University, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 29, 2015 covered in Actual.co (http://www.aktual.co/sosial/revolusi-data-bisa-bantu-atasi-tantangan-pendidikan) Minggu, 31-05-2015 06:01 Harry Anthony Patrinos (Foto: Istimewa) Revolusi Data dalam arti akses ke informasi, perubahan aturan pelayanan, dan meningkatnya pengambilan keputusan berbasis bukti (evidence), ketiganya adalah kekuatan-kekuatan yang bisa membantu mengatasi tantangan-tantanganContinue reading “Revolusi Data Bisa Bantu Atasi Tantangan Pendidikan”
Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico
Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico By German Trevino (2015 Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Graduate School of Education): “Private elementary schools in Mexico are usually seen by wealthy and middle-class families as an alternative to public education. However, private schools have notContinue reading “Serving the Poor Differently: The Effects of Private and Public Schools on Children’s Academic Achievement in Basic Education in Mexico”
