Investing in Teachers Crucial to Improve Education in Indonesia: World Bank The World Bank’s senior director of education, Jaime Saavedra, said on Thursday (14/09) that Indonesia needs to reform and invest in the teaching profession for classroom learning to be more effective and the quality of education in the country to improve. “Teachers are stillContinue reading “Investing in Teachers (News and Research 60)”
An Investment in the Future (News and Research 59)
Early Grade Literacy – An Investment in the Future
Back to School: Why We Should Invest in Education (News and Research 58)
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Back to School: Why We Should Invest in Education (News and Research 58)
Why We Should Invest in Education – Especially During Tough Economic Times What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth? (Part 3) The insight that education is valuable both to individuals and to countries is not new. Using continuously improving data and statistical tools, we have come to understand and appreciateContinue reading “Back to School: Why We Should Invest in Education (News and Research 58)”
Human Capital (News and Research 57)
Gary Becker’s concept of human capital Becker made people the central focus of economics. The second in our series on big economic ideas…Why do families in rich countries have fewer children? Why do companies in poor countries often provide meals for their workers? Why has each new generation spent more time in school than the oneContinue reading “Human Capital (News and Research 57)”
Roads versus Schools (News and Research 56)
Developing countries should invest in schools before roads—at least for now A “big push” investment in schools would be the way to help the output from education match or exceed that from roads Roads or schools Despite investment in education appearing to be a more pressing need in many developing countries, spending on roads oftenContinue reading “Roads versus Schools (News and Research 56)”
News and Research 55: Remembering Gwang-Jo Kim
Remembering UNESCO Bangkok Director Gwang-Jo Kim (1955-2017) Gwang-Jo was a friend. I feel honored to have worked with him at the World Bank. He was the first Korean to join us as part of a secondment program. A better representative could not have been chosen. He excelled and everyone around him benefited. We worked on severalContinue reading “News and Research 55: Remembering Gwang-Jo Kim”
News and Research 54: Gwang-Jo Kim
Gwang Jo Kim, A Steward of Peace The flaw of averages A high-school dropout turned Harvard professor is inspiring Silicon Valley’s efforts to overhaul America’s schools… Tapping the potential of Indonesia’s Village Law to increase quality of Early Childhood Education Indonesia continues to make strides in expanding access to early childhood education (ECE) across itsContinue reading “News and Research 54: Gwang-Jo Kim”
Investing in Skills for Economic Development
What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth? (Part 2) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59832006e4b03d0624b0ac64
News and Research 53: Early Years
Early childhood education in Mongolia – who is still excluded? International Children’s Day is celebrated in Mongolia as an official holiday. I could see that it provided an opportunity to reflect on the country’s commitment to create opportunities for its children to thrive and realize their full potential in school and adult life. Nowhere is thisContinue reading “News and Research 53: Early Years”
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