The Netherlands: Top-Performing School System Looking to Get Better We got interested in the Netherlands when the first results came out for the 1995 administration of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS), the largest international comparative study of student achievement done up to that date. The Netherlands and Flemish Belgium were among theContinue reading “News and Research 38: The Netherlands: Top-Performing School System”
News and Research 37: Gansu Project and ECD Launch in Mongolia
World Bank to Help Strengthen Vocational Education in China’s Gansu Province WASHINGTON DC, March 31, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $120 million loan to help improve the quality and relevance of vocational schools and strengthen their partnership with industry in China’s Gansu province. Gansu, in northwestern China, isContinue reading “News and Research 37: Gansu Project and ECD Launch in Mongolia”
News and Research 36: Shared Principles for an Equitable and Excellent Education System
We just wrapped up a successful, Shared Principles for an Equitable and Excellent Education System, conference in Jakarta. The event was attended by more than 190 guests, including distinguished experts, several ministers, and many members of our own staff. The twitter conversation – which was trending on the first day of the conference #BasicEd – continues
Education and economic development: Five reforms that have worked
Education systems are simply not performing as needed; not as economies demand, and not as parents desire. Yet it’s important to celebrate and recognize the success of counties that have made significant advances. Photo: Sofie Tesson / Taimani Films / World Bank Every sector is reforming to meet the changing demands of the globalContinue reading “Education and economic development: Five reforms that have worked”
Education & Economic Development: My presentation from Jakarta #BasicEd Conference, March 21, 2017
Jakarta Basic Education Conference 2017: Shared Principles for an Equitable and Excellent Basic Education System | March 21-23, 2017 | Jakarta, Indonesia HarryPatrinos_presentation6
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Improving Vocational Education Brings Opportunities for Young People in Yunnan Yunnan Province, on China’s southwestern border, is well known for its beautiful natural landscape and rich ethnic culture. Yet it is also one of the country’s poorest provinces. Its per capita GDP in 2010 was only half of the national average.. . Yunnan Technical andContinue reading “News and Research 35”
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Special study on benchmarking the quality of project economic analysis for the South Asia Region This paper benchmarks the quality of project economic analysis in South Asia against other World Bank regions, using data on project exits between 1975 and 2015. The results show that the South Asia region performs on par with the otherContinue reading “News and Research 34”
The skills that matter in the race between education and technology
Technology rapidly changes the workplace and the skills demanded, making current workers less employable. One approach is to think about the kind of work that technology cannot replace. (Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank) Depending on to whom you listen, automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) will either solve all our problems or end the humanContinue reading “The skills that matter in the race between education and technology”
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Where to Invest the Marginal Dollar – The $5.6 Trillion Question The returns to education are high in most countries. An additional year of schooling increases earnings by 10 percent a year (Montenegro and Patrinos 2013). At the same time, education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality, as wellContinue reading “News and Research 32”
Where to Invest the Marginal Dollar – The $5.6 Trillion Question
First published on Huntington Post on 02/23/2017 The returns to education are high in most countries. An additional year of schooling increases earnings by 10 percent a year (Montenegro and Patrinos 2013). At the same time, education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality, as well as for laying theContinue reading “Where to Invest the Marginal Dollar – The $5.6 Trillion Question”
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