How Universal Foundational Learning Could Increase Global GDP

Michelle Kaffenberger, Brad Wong, Bryce Everett and Victoria Egbetayo at the What Works Hub for Global Education researched the impact of achieving universal foundational learning.

The paper makes a compelling case that investing in early literacy is not only an education priority but one of the highest-return economic investments available to low- and middle-income countries.

Education

Development

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Book chapter on a Coherent Ethical Philosophy of Steve Biko's Ethics of Just Struggle

Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí has authored a chapter constructing a coherent ethical philosophy from the ideas of Steve Biko in The Ethics of Uncivil Protest and Resistance (Oxford University Press).

Inclusion

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How to Improving Implementation while Scaling Differentiated Learning

Ama Anaman, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Surayya Masood, Noam Angrist and Marla Spivack at the What Works Hub for Global Education have published a paper documenting key lessons from scaling Ghana's Differentiated Learning.

Education

Africa

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