The education of the young needs the special attention of the lawmaker. The neglect of education in a state is injurious to the state – Aristotle (350BC) The Future of Education: It’s coming, but will it get here fast enough? Education has long been notoriously slow to change. Most classrooms around the world look scarcely differentContinue reading “The Future of Education (News and Research 86)”
Growing Smarter in East Asia and Pacific (News and Research 85)
Yesterday we launched the East Asia and Pacific Flagship, Growing Smarter: Learning and Equitable Development in East Asia and Pacific. Home to seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, East Asia and Pacific has a lot to teach other countries and regions. Among the drivers of success that Growing Smarter highlights:Continue reading “Growing Smarter in East Asia and Pacific (News and Research 85)”
Human Capital Update (News and Research 84)
UNESCO has announced three winners of the 2017-2018 UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize. Diklat Berjenjang from Indonesia is one of the winners. Diklat Berjenjang provides training for ECED Teachers. With the support from DFAT Trust Fund under the ECED Frontline program, the Bank team provides TA to strengthen the quality of the program and linkContinue reading “Human Capital Update (News and Research 84)”
Japan’s Rise and Fall and Subsequent Rise in Global Education Rankings: An Education System for the 21st Century Built on Traditional Values
Japan recovered international achievement rankings and continues to improve. The reforms to the education system starting in 1998 have paid off. A strong education system based on selecting only the best for teaching and where teaching licenses must be renewed every 10 years serves as a model for other countries wishing to prepare their students for the future of work.
Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning (News and Research 83)
Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning Conference | March 5-7, 2018 | Auckland Early childhood is the most significant developmental period in life. The World Development Report (WDR) 2018 emphasizes the importance of development in the early years to ensure school readiness. The early years of life are the best opportunity to lay theContinue reading “Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning (News and Research 83)”
Human Capital (News and Research 82)
Now online: Learning for All: Towards Quality Education for Enhanced Productivity & Economic Growth in Indonesia, by Tazeen Fasih, Rythia Afkar and Heather Tomlinson. Background report for the Indonesia conference in March 2017. Jim Kim: In Senegal, a call to invest in people and the planet Preliminary Maryland education report targets five areas for reformContinue reading “Human Capital (News and Research 82)”
Human Capital Global Dataset (News and Research 81)
World Bank’s ‘Global Dataset’ Offers New Way for Comparing Countries’ Educational Performance For years, efforts to explore and compare the educational performance of impoverished countries–and by implication, their economic potential–have been stymied by a lack of useful data. An ambitious new analysis by the World Bank aims to change that. A “global dataset” unveiled byContinue reading “Human Capital Global Dataset (News and Research 81)”
Human Capital (News and Research 80)
最全面的全球教育质量新数据集 New DFID policy on education focuses on learning Skilled workers shortage challenges the 180 billion USD infrastructure development program in Philippines Reading Performance as a Basis for Economic Growth How to (not) raise test scores Offering incentives to US students improved performance substantially | But Shanghai students were not affected by incentives… 25 bestContinue reading “Human Capital (News and Research 80)”
Human Capital (News and Research 79)
World Bank Report Finds Rise in Global Wealth, but Inequality Persists Global wealth grew significantly over the past two decades but per capita wealth declined or stagnated in more than two dozen countries in various income brackets, says a new World Bank report. Going beyond traditional measures such as GDP, the report uses wealth toContinue reading “Human Capital (News and Research 79)”
Measuring Human Capital (News and Research 78)
Global data set on education quality (1965-2015) This paper presents the largest globally comparable panel database of education quality. The database includes 163 countries and regions over 1965-2015. The globally comparable achievement outcomes were constructed by linking standardized, psychometrically-robust international and regional achievement tests. The paper contributes to the literature in the following ways: (1)Continue reading “Measuring Human Capital (News and Research 78)”
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