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Liberian public schools closed in March 2020, and the MOE Teach by Radio program ran from March 30 through June 30, 2020.

This material discusses the various technological innovations the USAID/Read Liberia Activity employed for data collection, teacher training, assessment, coaching and even virtual support to teachers during COVID.

This material highlights the eleven tasks Read Liberia coaches performed to support teachers and schools.

Children with a strong foundation in oral language and emergent literacy skills have a much greater chance of becoming successful readers, and success in reading in early primary grades can predict success in later years of schooling.

This brief highlights data from Read Liberia's external impact evaluation conducted by NORC

Read this brief to learn more about Read Liberia's community engagement component and the data from its evaluation.

In Liberia, as elsewhere around the world, recent school closures disrupted learning for all students.

In 2019, Read Liberia transitioned to the use of mobile money to remit per diem payments to teachers upon completion of twice-yearly trainings. Mobile money had a significant impact on Read Liberia's operations, training continuity, and its teachers. Read this brief to find out how.

Motivated teachers are vital for successful and effective classroom instruction. They show up consistently and inspire and engage their students. Enthusiastic teachers assess students’ abilities, give feedback, and collaborate with other teachers.

This paper brings together two promising intellectual trends in development: Doing Development Differently (DDD), and whole-system reform. In addition, it provides a framework for evaluating system reforms, as rigorously as possible.