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We had 792 people from 82 countries join us last week in the global webinar sharing the first major findings of Engage, a toolkit which measures support for engagement of children in their learning. Find out more here: bit.ly/3HZO2Cb The LEGO Foundation NYU Global TIES for Children

How Intelligence and Personality Shape Our Career Trajectories: A recent study reveals the occupations with the highest and lowest IQs and Big Five scores My latest post on S*bstack! [Link below.]

NEW PAPER: A World Bank study highlights the importance of engaging students in their learning and shows that the Engage observation tool is highly effective at predicting learning outcomes. The study: bit.ly/4i58odd My blog: bit.ly/4gqqchy World Bank Education

Did you know the Engage tool has been used by 13 different organizations in various countries? We’d love to see that number grow and expand the evidence base on engagement in learning. If of interest, or if you want to find out more about the tool, reach out to [email protected]

1/ How do we engage children in classrooms? Teachers may have the same training & materials, but their ability to engage students makes all the difference in learning outcomes. The new Engage tool sheds light on how to measure and improve this critical factor. ⭐️

In the Global South, the best programmes are overcoming 3 huge challenges which all teacher professional development faces: - Scale: effective large-scale PD is rare - Replication + transfer: PD works in some places and not others - Sustainability: the impact of PD doesn't last

*How* did so much of the world's population exit extreme poverty? Vinny Armentano 📈 , Tom Vogl and I wanted to know; here is what we've found.. econweb.ucsd.edu/~pniehaus/pape…

I think it's useful to separate out critiques of RCTs from critiques of empirical studies, empirical studies with lead researchers from rich countries, empirical with original fieldwork, etc. I talk about some of these in Population & Development Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

📣 Join our team in South Africa as a Research Manager! Support cutting-edge research on a set of scaling evidence-based programs in collaboration w/ the Department of Basic Education Youth Impact The LEGO Foundation Zenex Foundation What Works Hub for Global Education youth-impact.org/join-our-team/…

This is a great paper showing how one pedagogical approach (differentiated instruction) can be applied in very different ways with very different effects. academic.oup.com/ej/article/134…

I had to sign this letter to the UK PM on the aid cuts. National Security is a public good: people rightly expect the state to provide it. How to fund it is a key public finance decision. Sensible public financial management is all about trade-offs. This was the wrong one.

Tuesday 11 March 1-2pm GMT The Engage Toolkit: Measuring adult-child interactions that promote learning New toolkit measuring support children receive from teachers & caregivers Matthew Jukes RTI International in collaboration with PEDAL Cam Register: ToolkitForLearning.eventbrite.co.uk

CIES 1️⃣ Core components of effective implementation: Unpacking successful educational interventions 🗓️ Tue, March 25, 2.45pm to 4pm (CST) 📍 Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 9 🔗 tinyurl.com/22r3wryx Michelle Kaffenberger Matthew Jukes Heather Leigh Kayton #CIES2025

This panel should be a fun one. Hope you can join us.

Strong evidence shows that approaches such as structured pedagogy and teaching at the right level can boost learning in low- & middle-income countries. Join our #CIES2025 panel on March 25 to explore key insights and innovations! Michelle Kaffenberger Matthew Jukes Heather Leigh Kayton

A/B testing is a fast and flexible evaluation method gaining traction in tech but still underused in the social sector. Join our #CIES2025 panel on 26 March to explore the application of #ABtesting in education! Noam Angrist Amanda Beatty Vishal Sunil Andres Parrado

If you want real faces to put on the numbers... This is video of a dying child, who USAID would likely have saved if DOGE had not destroyed the agency.

📣 With a growing fiscal crunch, we have launched a compendium of resources at What Works Hub for Global Education focused on efficient & sustainable solutions w/ World Bank Education & Gates Foundation -- please share your best ideas & examples to be featured in the compendium. wwhge.org/resources/a-cl…

Morality across time and space, now published in ERSP.

This is a defining moment for education. By identifying strategies that encourage efficient implementation while ensuring sustainability, we can build stronger, more resilient education systems: wrld.bg/5pRI50VQfAP #InvestInPeople Noam Angrist @WWHGlobalED Benjamin Piper