Education, economics and public policy

Global Learning Loss | (News and Research 352) First estimates of global learning loss in student achievement using comparable reading scores | Jakubowski, Gajderowicz, Patrinos | At the World Bank, and with partners, we have been tracking the learning losses from COVID-19 for the past three years. At the start of the pandemic in 2020,Continue reading “Global Learning Loss”

Global Learning Loss – Evidence from PIRLS | (News and Research 351) Global Learning Loss in Student Achievement: First Estimates using Comparable Reading Scores | Jakubowski, Gajderowicz, Patrinos | COVID-related educational loss equals more than a year of schooling. Learning losses are larger for those who faced relatively longer school closures. Lower-achieving students experienced much larger educationalContinue reading “Global Learning Loss – Evidence from PIRLS”

Learning Loss in Europe: Reading Scores Declined due to School Closures | (News and Research 350) Evaluation of Educational Loss in Europe and Central Asia | Patrinos, Jakubowski, Gajderowicz | To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic? A pre-registered analysis of the first international assessment to beContinue reading “Learning Loss in Europe: Reading Scores Declined due to School Closures”

Test Scores Continue to Decline | (News and Research 349) In the USA, Scores Continue to Decline for 13-year old Students in Reading and Mathematics | The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) administered the NAEP long-term trend reading and mathematics assessments to 13-year-old students from October to December of the 2022–23 school year. TheContinue reading “Test Scores Continue to Decline”

Realizing Our Promise of Education | (News and Research 348) Realizing Our Promise of Education | Luis Benveniste, Jaime Saavedra | Ensuring children are learning is the key to unlocking the potential of youth. There is nothing more powerful than education to shape the world. Five years ago, in 2018, the World Bank published itsContinue reading “Realizing Our Promise of Education”

Back to the Short Cut | (News and Research 347) Estimating Returns to Education: Back to the Short-Cut | Patrinos, Psacharopoulos |Estimates of the rate of return to investment in education have been the subject of an explosive literature in recent years papers. Most estimates come from the Mincerian earnings function. A less well-known methodContinue reading “Back to the Short Cut”

The Untapped Potential of Education in the Battle against Climate Change | (News and Research 346) The untapped potential of education in the battle against climate change | People with more education are more likely to see climate change as a major threat. To identify whether education actually causes pro-climate beliefs, this column analyses changesContinue reading “The Untapped Potential of Education in the Battle against Climate Change”

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”

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”