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Putting evidence-based ideas into widespread practice
We aim to ensure that evidence on improving learning travels from research studies, into government policy, through to large-scale implementation of reforms, and right back into the classroom in the form of day-to-day policy implementation by individual schools and teachers. If this can be achieved, millions of children will have better outcomes.
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New GEEAP-endorsed report offers evidence-based solutions to address global literacy crisis among children
30 October 2025
Global, Evidence use
A new GEEAP report, Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What the Evidence Shows, identifies the key skills pupils must learn and that teachers must learn to teach to effectively support the acquisition of literacy. Read more
Blog
Shaping the future of education through a world better led, served and governed: the case for evidence labs
29 October 2025
Global, Evidence use, General
At a time of declining aid, when governments need innovative solutions to maximise the impact of their investments, the Jacobs Foundation and the What Works Hub for Global Education discussed with ministers an innovative model: Education Evidence Labs (EdLabs). We explore what was said. Read more
Working paper
Cheaper (and more effective) by the dozen: Evidence from 12 randomised A/B tests optimising tutoring for scale
20 October 2025
Botswana, Implementation science, Randomised trial
This paper presents iterative randomised A/B tests of a mobile phone numeracy tutoring programme to optimise efficiency and scalability. Read more
Blog
Scale, sustainability and supporting the system: reflections on maximising impact when resources are tight
20 October 2025
Cross-country
Challenges around foundational learning have persisted for decades, but new fiscal pressures have brought added urgency to the task of improving education outcomes. Alongside the 2025 UKFIET conference in Oxford, experts from our Community of Practice working across the global education sector shared their reflections. Read more
Blog
What does it cost to implement ‘just enough’ of what works to improve foundational literacy outcomes?
17 October 2025
Cross-country
This blog post examines what a ‘just enough’ structured pedagogy model could look like – and what it would cost at government price levels. It also aims to identify cost-efficiency strategies that remain underutilised in many contexts. Read more
Insight note
Improving foundational literacy outcomes: a brief on the components and cost of a ‘just enough’ model for government-led programming
17 October 2025
Cross-country
Governments can improve foundational literacy outcomes at a relatively low incremental cost per student using a ‘just enough’ foundational literacy model. This insight note presents the proposed model, provides estimations of its cost and explores broader strategies to improve cost efficiencies and outcomes. Read more
Blog
All is not lost: USAID’s education data has been preserved
10 October 2025
Global
All USAID-funded education data - almost 1,000 datasets - have been rescued! This blog explains how to access the data through the DataLumos platform, established under a data sharing agreement between USAID and the University of Michigan’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Read more
Blog
From pilot to scale: a data-driven approach to phone surveys in Sierra Leone
7 October 2025
Sierra Leone
How can we collect reliable data in hard-to-reach areas? In Sierra Leone, the Laterite team, in collaboration with the What Works Hub for Global Education, piloted a phone survey approach to overcome challenges of access, cost and timeliness. Read about the lessons learned and practical recommendations in this blog. Read more
Blog
From design to delivery: Scaling structured pedagogy in government systems
3 October 2025
Evidence use
The first What Works Hub for Global Education Community of Practice webinar, brought together South Africa’s Department of Basic Education (DBE) and India’s Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), on the theme of implementing structured pedagogy at scale integrated in government systems. Read more
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Evidence and practical insights from implementing structured learning programmes in South Africa
2 October 2025
South Africa
This document aims to provide comprehensive guidelines, with specific examples of effective early grade reading programmes in South Africa. Read more
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