Documents et rapports

Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio Projections in Mainland Tanzania : Technical Note (anglais)

Forecasting the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) in Tanzania can provide crucial information for the country’s education policy, as it directly impacts both budget management and the quality of education. First...

Philippines - Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project (TEACEP) : Second Implementation Support Mission - September 23 to October 8, 2024 (anglais)

Can Targeted Allocation of Teachers Improve Student Learning Outcomes? Evidence from Malawi (anglais)

Teachers are one of the most important inputs for learning, but in many low-income countries they are poorly distributed between schools. This paper discusses the case of Malawi, which has introduced new...

Why Programs Fail : Lessons for Improving Public Service Quality from a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Unsuccessful Teacher Training Program in Nepal (anglais)

This study demonstrates rigorously that an at-scale government training program for secondary teachers in Nepal had little or no impact on student learning. It then documents five sets of weaknesses related...

AI Revolution in Education: What You Need to Know (anglais)

The AI revolution is transforming education at an unprecedented pace, offering opportunities to personalize learning experiences, support teachers, and optimize education management. This brief explores...

Sénégal - Projet d’amélioration de la performance du système éducatif : Mission d’appui à la mise en œuvre du projet - 2 au 16 2024 (français)

Central African Republic - Accelerating Results in Education Project (anglais)

The objective of the Accelerating Results in Education Project for Central African Republic is to improve access to quality basic education and strengthen capacity for sector management. There are four...

Can Discussions about Girls’ Education Improve Academic Outcomes? : Evidence from a Randomized Development Project (anglais)

This article evaluates the impact of facilitated discussions about girls’ education on education outcomes for students in rural Zimbabwe. The staggered implementation of components of a randomized education...

Improving Teacher Continuous Professional Development: Case Examples from the Coach Program (anglais)

Developing teachers’ capacities to facilitate learning is one of the most pertinent challenges of education systems around the world. An education system that supports teachers to be lifelong learners...

Philippines - Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project (TEACEP) : First Implementation Support Mission - February 12 to 27, 2024 (anglais)

Making Teacher Policy Work (anglais)

This report zooms into what lies behind the success or failure of teacher policies: how teachers experience these policies, and how systems scale and sustain these policies. The report argues that for...

Introducing : Making Teacher Policy Work (anglais)

In their upcoming report, Making Teacher Policy Work, the authors asked themselves why, despite the growing evidence on effective teacher policies, we still do not observe high-quality teaching and learning...

How do we Know Teacher Professional Development is Working? Measuring Changes in Teaching Practices in the Classroom : Guidance Note (anglais)

This guidance note focuses on measuring changes in teaching practices using classroom observation tools. Classroom observations have been recognized as one of the most direct ways to measure teaching practices...

Ensuring Efficient Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials : The Case of Mozambique - Case Studies of Successful Reforms to Address the Challenges of Financing Education Systems Effectively (anglais)

Books are one of the most important inputs in student learning and are generally considered a cost-effective input for increasing the quality of primary education (Fredriksen et al., 2015). After salaries...

Addressing Inefficient Distribution of Teachers Between Schools : The Case of Tanzania With Malawi and the Gambia - Case Studies of Successful Reforms to Address the Challenges of Financing Education Systems Effectively (anglais)

Teachers are the single most important input to learning, and in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa teachers’ emoluments account for most of the spending on basic education (Bold et al., 2017). However...

Safeguarding Learning in Ukraine through Digitalization and Blended Learning : Intervention and Transition Roadmap (anglais)

Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian education system has been heavily reliant on online learning while also working to sustain key education reforms. Digitalization is essential for delivering...

Reducing Boy’s School Dropout and Helping Boys at Risk (anglais)

Secondary school dropout is higher among boys in Latin America if compared to girls. Dropping out of school has negative implications for overall human capital accumulation and for future labor market...

Class Size and Learning : Has India Spent Too Much on Reducing Class Size? (anglais)

Whether class-size reductions improve student learning outcomes is an important policy question for India. This paper investigates the issue using a credible identification strategy to address the endogeneity...

Inclusión Afrodescendiente en la Educación: una agenda antirracista para América Latina (espagnol)

Los afrodescendientes en América Latina enfrentan desigualdades en la educación, lo que lleva a tasas más altas de abandono escolar y resultados educativos más bajos que determinan en gran medida sus trayectorias...

Inclusão Afrodescendente na Educação: Uma Pauta Antirracista para a América Latina (portugais)

Os afrodescendentes na América Latina enfrentam oportunidades desiguais na educação, levando a taxas mais elevadas de abandono escolar e piores resultados educacionais que predeterminam em grande parte...