Published inEarly Insights™Why Early Childhood Education Should Be A Post-COVID Priority for GovernmentsCOVID-19 has dramatically altered the shape and direction of public finances. Needs have gone up and revenues have gone down, leaving…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Ability & ClusteringThe U.K. exam fiasco this year has sparked a lot more debate than it usually does. It has revealed not just the institutional biases that…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
To USE or not to USE?“USE”. Universal Secondary Education. It’s part of a UN-sanctioned goal (SDG 4.1, which aims for all children to “complete free, equitable…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Exams & InvisibilityThis last week has been incredibly frustrating, upsetting — even depressing.Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Classification is not destiny.The end of the year is a useful time to catch up on reading — with lots of time to even reflect on what you read. This December I was…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Why We Invested: Siyavula“In many countries and communities, learning isn’t happening,” World Bank President Jim Yong Kim notes in the introduction to the new World…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Patterns & QuestionsA lot of people are in shock. Trying to make sense of what just happened. Proposing and testing different “explanations” so that a…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Published inOmidyar NetworkWhy We Invested: SPARK Schools“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” — SocratesOct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016