If the word ‘science’ in the term ‘social science’ means what I think it means, we social scientists should be in the business of developing models for how we think the world works, testing them with…
Much still remains unknown about the impact of executive functions on the school performance of children in low and middle income countries. In an expert interview recently posted by RTI…
This article was co-written by Scott Kipp, Sarah Pouezevara and Benjamin Piper. What do you picture when you think of technology improving education? If you read that question and …
By: Lee Nordstrum and Kellie BettsLike many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania has attempted to abolish the practice of requiring monetary contributions for school attendance, both at the…
The best ways to improve evaluations are less technical than people think. We evaluators have an uneasy attitude to this conclusion--our livelihoods depend on maintaining the impression that we have…
Monitoring and managing inputs at scale is not easy. How do you know if you are training the right teachers, if they are using their new skills, or if the books are getting into the hands of…
Can learning indicators help to deliver the education Sustainable Development Goal and are there lessons we can learn from the health sector?This article originally appeared on the RISE website…
Editor's Note: The following essay comes from "Meaningful education in times of uncertainty," a collection of essays from the Center for Universal Education and top thought leaders in the fields of…
There has been increasing attention on skills that are considered important for succeeding in school, work, and in life: so-called "21st century skills". An extensive amount of literature, both…
This post was originally published on the USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network blog. Re-posted with permission.When USAID’s Middle East Bureau asked RTI’s international education team…