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Yue-Yi Hwa

Yue-Yi Hwa

Senior Synthesis Manager

Yue-Yi Hwa is a Senior Synthesis Manager on the evidence translation and synthesis team at the What Works Hub for Global Education.

Yue-Yi’s research is on improving implementation and children’s learning in education systems, with particular interests in teacher motivation, management, professional norms, and sociocultural context. Previously, Yue-Yi was a research fellow and research manager for Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE). She has also been a research fellow for the Penang Institute in Kuala Lumpur and a secondary school English teacher in Selangor, Malaysia.

She holds a BA in political economy from Williams College, an MPhil in comparative government from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in education from the University of Cambridge.

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Related resources

Working paper

Core components of teaching at the right level
14 January 2026

Michelle Kaffenberger, Noam Angrist, Yue-Yi Hwa, Heather Leigh Kayton, Matthew Jukes and Jonathan Stern

This working paper unpacks the black box of proven teaching at the right level programmes into a set of ‘core components’ by systematically combining multiple sources of rigorous evidence with implementer insights. Read more

Blog

Drivers of effectiveness in education systems: An UKFIET panel on the role of the middle tier in implementing education change
2 December 2025

Sam Awuku, Deborah Kimathi, Siddesh Sarma, Modern Karema, Yue-Yi Hwa and Kholosa Nonkenge

Cross-country, Implementation science
This blog explores conversations at an UKFIET Conference 2025 panel titled ‘Drivers of effectiveness in education systems: Understanding the dynamics of middle-tier support for improved education outcomes’. Read more

Insight note

Entry points in action: Examples of equipping, connecting, informing and empowering middle-tier education officials in India
17 November 2025

Yue-Yi Hwa

India, Cross-country, Evidence translation
A synthesis of research on how to effectively support middle-tier officials to improve foundational learning produced four entry points: equip, connect, inform and empower. This insight note provides detailed examples of the entry points in action, with a focus on middle-tier officials who provide instructional support to teachers. Read more

Synthesis brief

Entry points for supporting middle-tier officials in foundational learning reforms: Equip, connect, inform, empower
1 September 2025

Yue-Yi Hwa

Evidence translation
Middle-tier officials are intermediaries between top decision-makers and schools in education systems, responsible for implementing and monitoring policy plans. This synthesis focuses on entry points for supporting middle-tier officials in implementation at scale in Global South education systems. Read more

Policy brief

Structured pedagogy
24 June 2025

Yue-Yi Hwa

Evidence translation, General
This document provides an overview of Hub's resources on implementing structured pedagogy programmes effectively at scale. Read more

Policy brief

Teaching at the right level
24 June 2025

Yue-Yi Hwa

Evidence translation, General
This document summarises Hub's new research on the core components of 'teaching at the right level', a pedagogical approach that helps children catch up on foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Read more

Blog

CIES 2025: A/B testing in education has arrived!
19 June 2025

Amanda Beatty, Vishal Sunil, Andrés Parrado, Noam Angrist, Clio Dintilhac, Kate Ross and Yue-Yi Hwa

Implementation science, General
A/B testing is becoming increasingly prominent in global education. This blog highlights key A/B testing work from What Works Hub for Global Education partner organisations, featured in the CIES 2025 panel, 'Educational technology and implementation science: Using A/B testing to iteratively improve and scale educational interventions'. Read more

Blog

Iterating and collaborating toward large-scale education reform in government schools: An interview with the co-founders of Leadership for Equity, India
16 June 2025

Madhukar Reddy Banuri, Siddesh Sarma and Yue-Yi Hwa

India, General
During a recent field visit to India, What Works Hub for Global Education Senior Synthesis Manager Yue-Yi Hwa interviewed Madhukar Reddy Banuri and Siddesh Sarma, co-founders and directors of the non-profit organisation Leadership for Equity (LFE). Read more

Blog

Learning and solving problems together: Promising shifts in educational norms in Hisar district (Haryana, India)
6 June 2025

Yue-Yi Hwa and Heather Leigh Kayton

India, General
This blog highlights promising changes in education norms observed during a two-day field visit to Hisar district, in the Indian state of Haryana, organised by our consortium partner, the Language and Learning Foundation. Read more

Blog

Government-led reforms: How can we support the ‘missing middle’ to scale reading instruction?
10 March 2025

Clio Dintilhac, Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa

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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