Embeddedness in government systems at all levels
Global education is at a crossroads. For decades, a learning crisis has persisted, with students unable to read or operate basic numbers. This has now been compounded by a fiscal crunch, with over $1 billion lost in development aid to education and many governments grappling with growing debt.
This situation necessitates a rethink. We need efficient and sustainable solutions to improve learning and to ensure scarce education funds are being used in the most effective way possible.
- By efficiency, we mean maintaining a laser-focus on effective, low-cost implementation.
- By sustainability, we mean doubling down on government partnerships and empowering local leaders.
To support our sector in achieving the sustainability goal of embeddedness in government systems at all levels, we’ve built a set of resources and examples on this topic, which you can browse below. To learn more, see our clarion call for efficient and sustainable solutions to achieve foundational learning.
If you would like to contribute to the compendium, please email wwhge.proposals@bsg.ox.ac.uk with your proposed contribution. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee prior to inclusion in the compendium.
Resources
Understanding gaps between policy and practice
Noam Angrist and Stefan Dercon
This article presents new systematic analysis of the gap between education policy and practice across 50 countries during COVID-19, a time of substantial policy innovation.
Government-led reforms: How can we support the ‘missing middle’ to scale reading instruction?
Clio Dintilhac, Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa
The authors 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.
The path to scale: navigating the scaling of structured pedagogy programmes
Heather Leigh Kayton and Michelle Kaffenberger
This insight note explores some of the pathways taken when scaling structured pedagogy programmes within government education systems through the lens of the intellectual framework of the What Works Hub for Global Education.
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