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The anatomy of an education system: why the middle tier matters
29 May 2025
Evidence translation
A new publication by UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the Learning Generation Initiative (LGI) shows how strengthening the 'missing middle' can help education systems better meet local needs.
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Foundational learning: Why it’s not just about schooling, but a smart investment in people and societies
28 May 2025
Evidence translation, General
This blog provides an overview of the synthesis brief on the benefits of foundational learning, developed by the What Works Hub for Global Education team in partnership with the Global Coalition for Foundational Learning. Read more
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Why foundational learning matters for girls: what the evidence tells us
21 May 2025
Cross-country, Evidence translation, General
This blog highlights 24 studies with gender-related insights from the synthesis brief 'The benefits of foundational learning to individuals and society: a review of the evidence', aiming to help policymakers and practitioners promote more equitable educational gains for girls. Read more
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A clarion call for efficient and sustainable solutions to achieve foundational learning
1 May 2025
Cross-country, Global, General
Global education needs efficient and sustainable solutions to improve learning and to ensure scarce education funds are being used in the most effective way possible. That's why we're calling for contributions to a set of resources for improving efficiency and sustainability in the sector. Read more
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Reaching the marginalised or going to scale? Lessons from the Girls’ Education Challenge
24 April 2025
Tanzania, Malawi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana, Cross-country, Pakistan
This blog explores the potential tensions between achieving scale and reaching the marginalised in education programmes, drawing on evidence from the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC). Read more
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5 insights from a survey on stakeholders’ evidence needs
22 April 2025
General
This blog highlights five takeaways from the new insight note, ‘Demand-driven evidence to improve foundational learning: insights from a stakeholder survey’, which explores the education topics stakeholders consider most important. Read more
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Addressing the problem of best buys in politics: the political economy of education research
10 April 2025
Kenya
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? In Part 2 of our blog series exploring this question, we discuss approaches to address the problem. Read more
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Framing the problem of best buys in politics: the political economy of education research
8 April 2025
Kenya
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? This two-part blog series examines the case of 'One Laptop per Child' programme in Kenya. Part 1 frames and explores the problem. Read more
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Government-led reforms: How can we support the ‘missing middle’ to scale reading instruction?
10 March 2025
Evidence translation, General
Clio Dintilhac, Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa explore how to support the middle tier of the bureaucracy who are vital for sustaining and scaling effective reading and mathematics practices in the government system. Read more
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Launching the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Implementation Science Research blog series: Bridging the gaps
8 March 2025
Implementation science, General
This blog is being published for International Women’s Day to mark the launch of a new series exploring Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in implementation science research. Read more
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