Education: the Super Drug | (News and Research 345) Super Drug | Galloway | What if there was a drug that extended life, made you happier, healthier, and wealthier, and strengthened your relationships? The good news: It exists. The bad news: It’s being needlessly hoarded. Build Feeder Schools (and Make Yale and Harvard Fund Them) | Fryer |In the monthsleading up toContinue reading “Education: the Super Drug”
Assessing Pandemic Learning Losses and Recoveries
News and Research 344 Assessing Pandemic Learning Losses and Recoveries Analysis of test scores in 21 states shows less than half of the losses have been regained overall, with wide variations across states. . Recovery rates in English language arts varied much more than those in math. Student performance in two states, Mississippi and SouthContinue reading “Assessing Pandemic Learning Losses and Recoveries”
The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe
The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe | (News and Research 343) Transition raises the returns to schooling Countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia are in their third decade of independence. What impact does this have on the skills premium and does accession to the EuropeanContinue reading “The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe”
The Mississippi Reading Model
The Mississippi Reading Model | (News and Research 342) Mississippi Is Offering Lessons for America on Education | Nicholas Kristof Mississippi has a long track record of educational failure. But a major reform initiative now has children showing significant progress in school. It offers lessons on education. Not just for America. But for the world.Continue reading “The Mississippi Reading Model”
Learning Loss during the Pandemic: A Round Up of Recent Work
Learning Loss during the Pandemic: A Round Up of Recent Work | (News and Research 341) Unequal Learning Loss: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Influenced the Academic Growth of Learners at the Tails of the Achievement Distribution | Peters, Langi, Kuhfeld, Lewis |The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial unfinished learning for U.S. students, but to differingContinue reading “Learning Loss during the Pandemic: A Round Up of Recent Work”
Learning Loss and Pandemic School Closures were Directly Connected
News and Research 340 Worldwide, learning loss and pandemic school closures were directly connected | Jeff Murray Quantifying learning loss experienced by students whose schools closed for extended periods during the coronavirus pandemic is vital. Figuring out the mechanisms by which the losses happened, in contrast, is more of a forensic exercise. Schools have generally been open forContinue reading “Learning Loss and Pandemic School Closures were Directly Connected”
The Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition
The Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition | (News and Research 339) As the world continues to grapple with climate change impacts, policies aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decouple the economy from natural resource consumption must also address the green transition’s unintended consequences, particularly for the poor and vulnerable. InContinue reading “The Role of Human Development for a Successful Green Transition”
The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned
The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned | (News and Research 338) COVID-19 led to school closures and emergency remote learning systems. It is feared that students learned less when they were remote. Collapse and Recovery: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Eroded Human Capital and What to Do about It | Schady,Continue reading “The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned”
50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong
50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong | (News and Research 337) 50 years after landmark study, returns to education remain strong | This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Returns to education: An International Comparison by George Psacharopoulos. The book led to a revolution in analyses of the returns toContinue reading “50 Years after Landmark Study, Returns to Education Remain Strong”
Human Development has a huge role to play in the Green Transition
Making the European Green Deal Work for People: The Role of Human Development in the Green Transition
Education, economics and public policy 