Since 2015, RTI has made a strategic investment in early childhood development (ECD) through our work in education and beyond. We recognize the critical importance of the earliest years of a child’s…
Questions about why early-grades literacy instruction is falling short in the United States have been making national news recently. A key concern centers on why evidence-based practices are not…
Many of our daily decisions are informed by the information we gather from established instruments. If we hear that the barometer is showing a drop in the air pressure, we can plan for changes in the…
My children are in public school in France. Last week at WISE @ Paris I learned that "French students spend 2/3 of their time taking notes. 70% of students have not worked in a group until…
The Teach classroom observation tool – launched by the World Bank last week is a great initiative. Let’s collaborate to test and improve it.The World Bank launched the Teach classroom observation…
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This blog was written by Luis Crouch (RTI) and Silvia Montoya (UIS) and originally appeared on the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data for Sustainable Development blog. Reposted with permission.The…
In this blog originally published on RTI's Insights, Amber Gove and Michael French make the case for greater integration of donor efforts in early childhood development. Development…
This post was written by Kalab Yakii, program field assistant in Arua district, and Tracy Brunette, RTI.The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program implemented by RTI has developed a system…
As Jordan rushes to expand public kindergarten education, what about unregistered providers? This commentary post was originally published on the RTI.org "Insights" blog Reproduced with…
This article was co-written by Liz Randolph, Alastair Rodd and Consilous Rwanyonga. All three plus many others worked together on the model design and implementation. Teacher absenteeism is endemic…