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Six insights on implementation challenges at scale – and how to fix them
22 January 2025
Cross-country, General
This blog features a selection of snippets from the panel titled ‘Implementation Matters: Where Do Things Break Down at Scale?’, held during the fifth anniversary of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa Conference on 14-15 November 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more
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Bridging research, policy, and practice: takeaways from the Community of Practice Workshop
22 November 2024
Cross-country, Evidence use, General
On 24th September 2024, the What Works Hub for Global Education hosted a Community of Practice workshop alongside the Hub’s annual conference. The Community of Practice is a group of over 500 individuals, from more than 100 organisations, committed to improving implementation of foundational learning in low- and middle-income countries. Read more
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The politics of learning: Reflections from primary schooling in India
18 November 2024
India, Implementation science
Countries across the world are faced with a learning crisis. The challenge lies in the political and bureaucratic processes of implementation – the translation of policies and inputs into concrete practices, services and ultimately, learning outcomes. This blog explores the politics of learning through primary schooling in India. Read more
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From data to action: Insights from a high-level multilateral and donor panel on evidence uptake
14 November 2024
Evidence use, Evidence translation
The 2024 What Works Hub for Global Education Annual Conference closed with a thought-provoking panel examining the challenges of evidence uptake by government systems. This session brought together perspectives from multilateral, bilateral, and philanthropic funders to discuss their role in supporting evidence ecosystems. Read more
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A simple text message intervention can help improve the effectiveness of government programmes
14 November 2024
Tanzania
Well-designed programmes with prior evidence of success often fail when scaled up by government. In this blog we identify and test for a low-cost way to improve the implementation of a school governance reform programme in Tanzania, which was rolled out nationwide to over 20,000 schools between 2017 and 2019.
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Exploring the power of A/B Testing: Insights from the pre-pilot phase in the My Village learning intervention
12 November 2024
Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, Cross-country, Implementation science, Randomised trial
This blog shares insights from the pre-pilot phase in the My Village Learning intervention. The My Village Project is an innovative initiative by the People's Action for Learning (PAL) Network, dedicated to addressing the learning crisis faced by children in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nepal. Read more
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Details matter: Insights from day two of the What Works Hub for Global Education annual conference
7 November 2024
Cross-country, South Africa, Haiti, Implementation science
By the second day of the What Works Hub for Global Education 2024 annual conference, there was one thing that everyone agreed on: how we put programmes into action matters as much as the ideas themselves. It’s not enough to have good ideas—we need to make sure they are implemented well. Read more
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How can we strengthen evidence ecosystems within governments to maximise uptake and buy-in? Insights from a high-level policy panel
31 October 2024
India, Pakistan, Cross-country, Kenya, Implementation science, Evidence use
The What Works Hub for Global Education convened a high-level policy panel at its 2024 annual conference. The goal of the session was to open a rich conversation about how evidence ecosystems with and within governments can be strengthened. This blog post highlights some key takeaways from the session. Read more
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The potential of implementation science in education: Insights from a panel discussion
30 October 2024
Cross-country, Implementation science
In this blog, we highlight main takeaways from the keynote panel on the first day of the What Works Hub for Global Education’s annual conference – 'The potential and pitfalls of implementation science', which explored how to bridge this gap and scale successful education programmes. Read more
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Adaptive testing and iteration: Scaling interventions in global education
22 October 2024
Cross-country, Implementation science, Evidence use
Scaling educational interventions effectively remains one of the most pressing challenges in global education. At the inaugural What Works Hub for Global Education conference, four speakers shared their approaches to addressing this challenge using adaptive testing and iteration to enable data-driven scaling of educational interventions. Read more
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