This presentation was prepared and presented at the USAID workshop/webinar “Release of the EGRA Toolkit, Second Edition: Updated Guidance and Tools for Conducting Early Grade Reading Assessments,” Bethesda, Maryland, April 27, 2016. It discusses the design and intended use of the EGRA Calculator.

This presentation provides data on Islamic schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation provides data on cost of schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation provides data on public and private schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation provides data on school attendance in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation was prepared for the Snapshot of School Management Effectiveness (SSME) Workshop held in Washington, DC, December 18, 2008. The workshop was organized by RTI International for a group of international education experts. Participants reviewed pilot applications of the SSME, the initial motivations for its development, and the validity of the resulting data. Participants also provided advice related to future development of the instrument.

Social and Behavior Change Communication is the systematic application of interactive, theory-based, and research-driven communication processes and strategies to address tipping points for change at the individual, community, and social levels. The files included with this resource include the presentation and background materials used during a seminar on SBCC delivered by Karen Schmidt and Joe DeStefano. The agenda for this SBCC Seminar, delivered in May 2014, was: Part 1: What is Social and Behavior Change Communication? Part 2: What is the history and theoretical basis for SBCC? Part 3: What is the best way to develop a SBCC Strategy?

The 2010 Nigeria Education Data Survey (NEDS) was a nationally representative sample survey implemented primarily by the National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry Of Education (FMOE) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The 2010 NEDS has the following specific objectives: Provide data on the schooling status of Nigerian children of basic education age, including factors influencing whether children ever enroll in school and why students drop out of school Quantify household expenditures on children’s schooling by examining different patterns of expenditure by various background characteristics Measure parents’ attitudes to schooling, including the quality of schooling and provide an understanding of attitudes that shape their willingness to send their children to school Measure the frequency of student absenteeism and reasons for missing school in order to suggest possible approaches to maximizing attendance Provide data that allows for trend analysis and State comparisons A very high overall response rate of 98% was achieved with interviews completed in 26,934 households.

This presentation, delivered at the MENA region All Children Reading workshop in Rabat, provides an overview of results to date in the region and introduces the early grade reading barometer.

Evolution, coverage, Results, Challenges and opportunities of early grade reading assessments (EGRA).