Resource Allocation for Public Education Delivery: Using The Eisenhower Matrix To Examine The Who, What and Why
“This whitepaper explores the Who, What and Why of resource allocation for public education delivery in India.”
Author:
Aparna Shankar
Budgeting for School Education in Tamil Nadu: What Has Changed and What Has not?
“This policy brief examines Tamil Nadu governments’ policy response to school education and attempts to assess the impact of the 14th FC recommendations on the current level of public spending on school education and identify areas where more resources need to be invested.”
Author:
Protiva Kundu
Impact of COVID-19 on School Education in India: What are the Budgetary Implications?
“This policy brief highlights some of the issues associated with school closures which need immediate attention. It also suggests some short-term policy measures that can be implemented in the coming Union and State budgets.”
Authors:
Protiva Kundu and Shivani Sonawane
Public Financing of School Education in India: A Fact Sheet
“This Fact Sheet is an attempt to provide a holistic picture of public spending on school education across 30 states of India and for the country as a whole.”
Author:
Protiva Kundu, Surajita Rout, Gaurav Singh, Khwaja Mobeen Ur Rehman
Inside In-Service Teacher Training: What Works and How Do We Measure It?
This paper reviews the existing body of evidence on what kinds of in-service teacher training interventions are most effective and highlights the knowledge gaps.
Author:
Anna Popova, David K. Evans, Violeta Arancibia
Technology supported professional development for teachers: lessons from developing countries
This report captures what might be learnt from a selection of the world’s most interesting examples of technology-assisted in-service professional development in lower-income countries and from wider reflections about the potential of technology to enhance the professional learning of teachers.
Author:
Education Development Trust
Reforming the Indian School Education System in ‘What the Economy Needs Now’
Karthik Muralidharan’s evaluation on reforming the Indian schol education system from the book ‘What the Economy Needs Now’.
Author:
Karthik Muralidharan
edited by
Abhijit Banerjee, Gita Gopinath, Raghuram Rajan, and Mihir Sharma.
What Explains Vietnam’s Exceptional Performance in Education Relative to Other Countries? Analysis of the 2012 and 2015 PISA Data
On the 2012 and 2015 PISA assessments, Vietnam’s performance ranks much higher than that of all other developing countries, and even ahead of richer countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. This is especially remarkable since Vietnam was the poorest or second-poorest PISA participant. We provide the first rigorous investigation of Vietnam’s strong performance.
Author:
Hai-Anh Dang, Paul Glewwe, Jongwook Lee, Khoa Vu
Literacy, Language and Learning Initiative
Endline report of The Literacy, Language and Learning Initiative (L3), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by a partnership led by the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), designed to help improve Rwandan early grade learners’ language and mathematics skills.
Author:
United States Agency for International Development
Simplifying Teaching: A Field Experiment with “Off-the-Shelf” Lessons
We analyze an experiment in which middle-school math teachers were randomly given access to “off-the-shelf” lessons designed to develop students’ deep understanding. These lessons were provided online, but are designed to be taught by teachers in a traditional classroom setting.
Author:
Kirabo Jackson