Tag: learning crisis

Normalising the Learning Crisis

by Andy Brock | Dec 7, 2023 | Learning

Why is there so much focus on data and evidence in discussions about the “learning crisis in education” – and is this not a distraction from actually addressing the crisis itself? Why is this focus on data not always shared by ministries of education? Read More

The status of education in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and overcoming some of the challenges

by Abdirizak Haybe Ali | Apr 11, 2023 | Learning, Literacy and Numeracy

Despite all of the known benefits of education, the learning crisis persists across the world. In Ethiopia, lower primary in particular is extremely stunted by poor quality learning systems. Read More

Learning Trajectories: A Practical Tool for Tracking Learning and Taking Action

by Rastee Chaudhry, Jason Silberstein, Julius Atuhurra,, Adedeji Adeniran, Thelma Obiakor and Sixtus Onyekwere | Jan 27, 2023 | Learning

Learning trajectories are graphs that show how many children achieve a certain level of minimum proficiency at each grade. While learning trajectories have previously been used for research, two new efforts show that they can also serve as practical tools to analyse the learning crisis and take informed action. Read More

How African countries can reform education to get ahead after pandemic school closures

by Noam Angrist | Aug 2, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This article was written by Noam Angrist, Executive Director of Young 1ove, and Research Fellow, University of Oxford. It was originally published on The Conversation on 12 July...

No girl with disabilities should be denied the right to education

by Liesbeth Roolvink | Jun 24, 2021 | Education and Disabilities

This blog was written by Liesbeth Roolvink, Sightsavers, and originally published on the Global Partnership for Education blog on 4 June 2021. Building a truly inclusive...

Opinion: How to treat the learning crisis like a health crisis

by Caitlin Baron | Jun 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog opinion piece was written by Caitlin Baron, Founder and CEO of the Luminos Fund, and originally published on the Devex website on 12 May 2021. If the global community...

How can reading by age 10 fix the learning crisis?

by Hollie Warren | May 13, 2021 | Learning, Literacy and Numeracy

This blog was written by Hollie Warren, Head of Education at Save the Children UK. It was originally published on the Save the Children website on 26 April 2021. Before the...

It’s time to learn together and get education right for all children

by Pauline Rose and Sven Rooms | Oct 26, 2020 | Learning

From separate silos to close collaborations: a joint op-ed for more mutual learning by Pauline Rose, Director at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre...

Charting a New Course: Education Systems After COVID-19

by Dzingai Mutumbuka and Marla Spivack | Oct 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Dzingai Mutumbuka, Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Commission for UNESCO, and Marla Spivack, RISE Research Manager and Research Fellow at Harvard...

Scaling, systems thinking and success: navigating pathways to scale in education

by Emma Gibbs | Aug 6, 2020 | Learning, Policymaking

This blog was written by Emma Gibbs, International Education Consultant for Education Development Trust. She contributes to the design and development of school improvement and...

The Analytical Angle: Covid-19 and the Looming Education Crisis

by Surayya Masood and Zainab Qureshi | Jul 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Surayya Masood, Research Associate on the LEAPS Programme at the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). and Zainab Qureshi, Director of the...

A Learning Crisis or a Data Crisis? Rethinking Global Metrics

by Radhika Gorur | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Radhika Gorur, Associate Professor of Education at Deakin University, Australia, and a Director of the Laboratory for International Assessment Studies....