Returns to education over the past half-century have beaten the American stock market (News and Research 92)

  From The Economist: Even though more people are doing it, studying is still worthwhile Which has provided a better return in recent decades: America’s stockmarket or education? The latter, according to a research review by George Psacharopoulos and Harry Patrinos for the World Bank. The two economists looked at 1,120 studies, across 139 countries, andContinue reading “Returns to education over the past half-century have beaten the American stock market (News and Research 92)”

For Better Returns than the U.S. Stock Market, Invest in Education (News and Research 91)

New Financing Will Support Cambodia in Improving Higher Education for Industrial Development  The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today US$90 million in financing to support Cambodia’s efforts in improving the quality of higher education and research in the country and broadening access to higher education for disadvantaged students. “We welcome World Bank supportContinue reading “For Better Returns than the U.S. Stock Market, Invest in Education (News and Research 91)”

Building Human Capital: A Project for the World (News and Research 90)

Building Human Capital: A Project for the World Months after World Bank President Jim Kim announced the Human Capital Project, global leaders gathered in Washington to discuss the urgent and critical importance of investing in people to prepare countries for the economy of the future. Peking University Education Finance Research Team Visits World Bank WashingtonContinue reading “Building Human Capital: A Project for the World (News and Research 90)”

Lessons from East Asia and Pacific: Improved Learning Outcomes, Economic Growth, and Equitable Development

Public Event Lessons from East Asia and Pacific: Improved Learning Outcomes, Economic Growth, and Equitable Development Wednesday, April 18, 2018 – 9:30am to 11:00am REGISTER Featuring Harry Anthony Patrinos, Practice Manager, East Asia & the Pacific, Education Global Practice, World Bank Nancy Birdsall, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Center for Global Development Jaime Saavedra, Senior Practice Director, EducationContinue reading “Lessons from East Asia and Pacific: Improved Learning Outcomes, Economic Growth, and Equitable Development”

A Decennial Review of the Returns to Education Literature (News and Research 89)

Returns to Investment in Education: A Decennial Review of the Global Literature  Returns to investment in education based on human capital theory have been estimated systematically since the 1950s. In the 60-plus year history of such estimates, there have been several compilations in the literature. This paper reviews and highlights the latest trends and patternsContinue reading “A Decennial Review of the Returns to Education Literature (News and Research 89)”

Understanding Effective Teaching Practices (News and Research 88)

Understanding Effective Teaching Practices in Chinese Classrooms:  “Teachers who believed that students should be the focus of instruction scored significantly higher across all domains than teachers who believed that teachers should be the focus of instruction”… Credential Effects and the Returns to Education in China  Using the China Household Income Project (CHIP) data for 1995Continue reading “Understanding Effective Teaching Practices (News and Research 88)”

The Future of Education

The Future of Education: It’s coming, but will it get here fast enough? By Raj Kumar // 23 March 2018 Class two students line up to enter a classroom at the start of school in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by: Kelley Lynch / GPE / CC BY-NC-ND DUBAI — Education has long been notoriously slow to change. Most classrooms around theContinue reading “The Future of Education”