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URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/the-big-returns-to-early-investments-in-
 foundational-literacy-and-numeracy/
SUMMARY:The Big Returns to Early Investments in Foundational Literacy and N
 umeracy
DESCRIPTION:17 October\, 15:30 BST\nREGISTER HERE\nEducation investments ar
 e crucial to economic growth and poverty reduction. Yet countries must jug
 gle a wide range of budget demands to help children develop the skills the
 y need to flourish\, from early childhood through adolescence. The best le
 vel of investment at each stage depends on how large the benefits are. How
  big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?\nJoin 
 the Center for Global Development during the World Bank Annual Meetings 20
 25 for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritisin
 g foundational skills. The event will bring together researchers and devel
 opment partners to present new\, compelling evidence of the high returns t
 o early investments in foundational skills\, together with a discussion of
  the implications for policy and for global partners.  \nPanellists:\n\n
 	Jishnu Das\, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy\, Georgetown Univer
 sity \n	Lee Crawfurd\, Senior Research Fellow\, Center for Global Develop
 ment \n	Jo Bourne\, Chief Technical Officer\, Global Partnership for Educ
 ation \n	Jennifer Swift-Morgan\, Director\, Foundational Learning\, Preva
 il Fund\n\nModerator:\nDavid Evans\, Director\, Global Education and Child
  Well-Being Program and Senior Fellow\, CGD
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