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Long summer holidays are bad for children, especially the poor [The Economist]

August, 2018

This article in The Economist cites RTI researcher Benjamin Piper, and an article he co-authored with RTI colleague Timothy Slade on summer learning loss in Malawi. "Benjamin Piper, of RTI...

EGR Book Leveling Tool

July, 2018

EGR developed the EGR book leveling tool in cooperation with the personnel from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE). In early March 2018, EGR formed the materials development...

Formative Assessment of Reading Behavior in Early Grade Reading Program Communities

June, 2018

The purpose of this formative assessment is to contribute to the community outreach component of the EGR program by collecting and analysing information about target audiences, specifically their...

Effectiveness of Teachers’ Guides in the Global South: Scripting, Learning Outcomes, and Classroom Utilization

May, 2018

This report presents the results of RTI International Education’s study on teachers' guides across 13 countries and 19 projects. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, we examine how...

Understanding whether and how the Tusome program worked: Evidence from the national scale-up of a tested literacy program in Kenya- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Ben Piper. The Tusome national literacy program has been implemented in each of Kenya’s more than 22,000 public primary schools and 1500 low cost private schools...

Persistence of pre-primary programs in Kenya: Evaluating how Tayari's program impacts change over time and into primary school- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Ben Piper. While there has been recent evidence pointing to the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of pre-primary interventions, there remains little known about how...

Shifting the school norm in Uganda: The Journeys Initiative- CIES 2018 presentation

March, 2018

This CIES 2018 presentation describes the Journeys Program, which focuses on building a positive and supportive school climate for learning which is free from violence. The program was developed...

Linking literacy and numeracy in Tayari- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Ben Piper. To improve the quality of preprimary education in Kenya, the Ministry of implemented the Tayari program in collaboration with four county governments....

IE Selected Publications (2015 - 2018)

March, 2018

This is a list of select peer-reviewed publications by International Education staff between 2015 and 2018. For some of the publications, links to information about the documents and related...

Early Grade Reading Sustainability Framework- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 presentation, given by Luis Crouch on behalf of Hank Healey.

The EGR Sustainability Framework emanates from a) a general understanding of evidence-based EGR programs, b) the notion of a...

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