A couple of weeks ago, we set the stage for developing evidence-based, data-driven answers to questions about learning loss resulting from COVID-19 related school closures. We have now analyzed…
As we all adjust to working from home, we face many challenges, both personal and professional. Yet, we still deliver the work we were contracted to do for our clients and with our partner…
This post is the first in a series we’re calling Hacking Tangerine. Tangerine, RTI’s open source data collection platform, came on the scene in 2012 responding to the critical need for an offline…
So, your learning assessment was postponed…Though many of the issues we are facing in ensuring children worldwide are in school and learning are not new, COVID-19 has magnified the challenges. This…
Several recent blog posts have raised the issue of COVID-19 related disruptions to schooling around the world and how this will impact student learning. All agree that the closing of schools…
Due to the global pandemic most of us are sheltering in place and an estimated 91% of children globally are out of school[1]. Advocates for global education are working from safe places looking for…
Like many other organizations working in global education, RTI International is working rapidly to understand the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on our overall institution and the way we…
To become or remain economically vibrant, countries must have a consistent influx of youth who possess the skills required to thrive in the labor market. Yet data from most countries indicate a…
In many countries, we see large, over-crowded classrooms in grade 1 that result in lower quality instruction. What causes this over-crowding? In many cases, it’s…
Tablet programs are extremely popular among beneficiaries. And we get it. When a grant opportunity came up to provide tablets and training to Coordinating Center Tutors (CCTs)[1], the USAID…