COVID-19 School Closures Caused a Significant Drop in Student Learning Outcomes | (News and Research 372) COVID-19 school closures caused a significant drop in student learning outcomes | Maciej Jakubowski, Tomasz Gajderowicz, Harry Patrinos A new working paper shows that declines in student achievement were significantly larger for students in schools that faced longer closures.Continue reading “COVID-19 School Closures Caused a Significant Drop in Student Learning Outcomes”
The Economic Costs of School Closure
The Economic Costs of School Closure| (News and Research 371) I attended the Lisbon Economics and Statistics of Education conference from January 17-19, 2024. It was very well organized and there were many interesting sessions. I spoke about the costs of the school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic (see below). This 7th edition ofContinue reading “The Economic Costs of School Closure”
COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes
COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes | (News and Research 370) COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes: New Global Evidence from PISA | Jakubowski, Gajderowicz, Patrinos | Worldwide school closures due to COVID-19, starting in 2020, had varying reopening timelines. Some reopened quickly, while others remained closed for an extended period. Country-specific studiesContinue reading “COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes”
How to Get Rich in the 21st Century
How to Get Rich in the 21st Century | (News and Research 369) How to get rich in the 21st century | The Economist | “Qatar is building Education City, a campus that will cost $6.5bn and sprawl across 1,500 hectares, working a bit like an industrial park for universities, with the outposts of ten,Continue reading “How to Get Rich in the 21st Century”
Compulsory Schooling buffers the Negative Effects of COVID-19
Compulsory Schooling buffers the Negative Effects of COVID-19 | (News and Research 368) Free and compulsory education buffers the negative effects of COVID-19 shocks in Nigeria | Tiberti, Tiberti, Dessy, Gninafon Recurrent and intensifying shocks—driven by extreme weather events, pandemics, and conflicts—have cast a long shadow over the timely realization of the Sustainable Development GoalsContinue reading “Compulsory Schooling buffers the Negative Effects of COVID-19”
Demographic Changes and Fiscal Constraints Threaten the Future of Education in Low-Income Countries
Demographic Changes and Fiscal Constraints Threaten the Future of Education in Low-Income Countries | (News and Research 367) Demographic Changes and Fiscal Constraints Threaten the Future of Education in Low-Income Countries | A new World Bank-UNESCO report shows that a projected increase of the school age population in Africa will strain government financing for educationContinue reading “Demographic Changes and Fiscal Constraints Threaten the Future of Education in Low-Income Countries”
An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest
An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest | (News and Research 366) Lessons from an international school report | FT |Benjamin Franklin was not known for his financial advice. But America’s founding father is widely quoted as having proclaimed: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” More than 200 years later, this wisdomContinue reading “An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest”
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 | (News and Research 365) Singapore again tops the PISA International student achievement rankings, in math (but also science and reading) The true extent of damage to schools from Covid-19 | Financial Times | If any one country had schools that were designed to cope with the CovidContinue reading “Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022”
Teacher Policy, Mental Health, Learning Recovery, Climate and Charters
Teacher Policy, Mental Health, Learning Recovery, Climate and Charters | (News and Research 364) Making Teacher Policy Work | Despite the growing evidence on effective teacher policies, we still do not observe high-quality teaching and learning in the classroom. The report argues that we need to go beyond what works in teacher policy to howContinue reading “Teacher Policy, Mental Health, Learning Recovery, Climate and Charters”
The Return on Investing in Education
The Return on Investing in Education | (News and Research 363) Investing in tomorrow: How educational spending translates to lifelong returns Published on Education for Global Development What investment can you make that will almost guarantee that you will beat the stock market? Each year of education for a person yields approximately a 10% rise inContinue reading “The Return on Investing in Education”
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