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Embedding gender and inclusion at scale: Reflections from PEAS’s government partnerships across Sub-Saharan Africa
10 September 2025
Zambia, Uganda, Ghana, General
In this blog, Beatrice Likando, Promoting Equity in African Schools (PEAS) Zambia Country Director, shares lessons and strategies from PEAS's experience navigating the interplay between embedding gender and social inclusion (GESI) and scale, as part of an ongoing conversation on how to build more inclusive education systems. Read more
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Foundational learning and climate resilience: Two sides of the same coin
5 September 2025
General
Momentum around foundational learning has been growing – and rightly so. But one question keeps coming up: how do we protect these gains when schooling itself is increasingly disrupted by floods, heatwaves or other shocks? Read more
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Doing more with less: Why foreign aid should prioritise foundational learning now
3 September 2025
Global, General
Cuts to global education funding will forgo at least $100 billion in lifetime earnings. Supporting national governments to leverage domestic financing to improve foundational learning should be a priority for the development assistance that remains, given that evidence-based education solutions offer huge returns. Read more
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Pakistan bets on evidence to transform learning: a conversation with Sam Wilson at EWF 2025
20 August 2025
Pakistan, General
On 21 May in London, leaders from over 100 countries came together for the Education World Forum (EWF), the world’s most important event on education policy, to explore and discuss the future of education amid technological transformation, equity challenges and post-pandemic recovery. Read more
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The cost of reaching remote schools and the role of district government to enable scale
13 August 2025
Tanzania, General
This blog explores the link between the cost of reaching remote, under-resourced schools and the role of local governments in cost sharing and scaling programmes, using the 'My Village' project in Tanzania as a case study. Read more
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Setting an early foundation for children’s learning: using insights from cost-effectiveness analysis to inform decisions
26 June 2025
Burkina Faso, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Uganda, India, Evidence translation, General
In this post, the Hub's consortium partner Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) highlights key considerations for implementers and decision-makers interested in conducting education cost-effectiveness analyses. Read more
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CIES 2025: A/B testing in education has arrived!
19 June 2025
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
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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
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
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New data and evidence on climate-resilient education
10 June 2025
Global, General
School disruptions are common and costly. This blog explores solutions for building more resilient education delivery during climate-related school disruptions and calls for improved data and evidence systems to support climate-resilient education. Read more
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Learning and solving problems together: Promising shifts in educational norms in Hisar district (Haryana, India)
6 June 2025
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
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