Improving learning outcomes in Nigeria: the urgent need to scale up education innovations
In 2014, some colleagues and I sat down to analyze Nigeria’s learning outcomes. What we found...
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Are our children learning? The status of education in Tanzania in 2015 and beyond
Among children in Standard 7, many are unable to complete Standard 2 work. Among Standard 7...
Uwezo Uganda Participates at the 4th Annual National Literacy Conference in Kampala, Uganda
Uwezo Uganda participated at the 4th Annual Literacy Conference held on the 20th – 21st of...
Improving learning through simple teaching innovations
What would happen if children were taught by actual learning levels rather than by grade?...
NIGERIAN EDUCATION INNOVATION SUMMIT (NEDIS) 2016
Basic education in Nigeria is facing a broad range of challenges which have contributed to the...
The PAL Network Case: Citizen-led Assessments to Improve Learning
Understanding What Works in Oral Reading Assessments, a new e-book from the UNESCO Institute...
Much Ado about Low-Fee Private Schools
I recently visited an educational establishment in Lagos to conduct some research. For ease...
Reshma’s future
The official ASER statistic – that a quarter of all children in Std VIII cannot read a Std II...
Talking education in Morogoro Urban
Our partner, Safina Women Association, organised the discussion for Morogoro Urban on 13 July...
Talking education in Mkuranga, Pwani
Our partner in Mkuranga, Comprehensive Support to Persons with Disability (COSUPED), presented...
EVIDENCE FOR ACTION Citizen-led learning assessments enable educators, parents and volunteers to close learning gaps in rural India
Citizen volunteer Amol Moghe sets out to conduct learning assessments in a remote village in...
Preparations for TPC – Mozambique : A Citizen Led Assessment Facilitated by FACILIDADE Part II
1 st pilot of testing tools (Day 1) in EPC school of village Nacurare, district Murrupla,...