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Labor markets desperately need information to function effectively and efficiently, making labor market information systems critical public investments.

Current approaches to secondary school are producing high numbers of dropouts and low numbers of students well prepared for college and careers.

This four-page brief provides an overview of the learning and other advantages of providing educational instruction in mother tongue, or familiar, languages. The brief also contains information on factors to consider when developing a mother tongue-based education program.

The attached document is the Arabic-adapted Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition.

The attached document is the French-adapted Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition.

A brief summary of EGRA results across countries (through 2011) highlighting differences in achievement by gender.

In October 2016, experts from RTI International, USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation participated in a panel discussion examining how stakeholders in early childhood education, health and nutrition can break down the silos represented by these fi

Article published in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities Volume 17, 2016 - Issue 4: Investing in Early Childhood Development. Published abstract: "Children’s early development serves as the foundation for later health, learning and well-being.

This article describes the launch of the Lancet series on early childhood education, and a study co-authored by Dr. Maureen Black, Distinguished Fellow at RTI International. See related resources for more information.

Article published in the journal The Lancet Early Childhood Development Series. Published Abstract: "Early childhood development programmes vary in coordination and quality, with inadequate and inequitable access, especially for children younger than 3 years.