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New analysis of 55 countries in PIRLS - int'l 4th grade reading test COVID induced school closures led to educational loss of more than a year of schooling. Learning losses are larger for those who faced relatively longer school closures. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Nigerian education budget has decreased by 42% in real terms between 2023 and 2024 :( In a country with 222-million people, and a median age of 18 (!) that's not good news. sites.google.com/africapractice…

New Center for Global Development Paper! We (with Christelle Saintis-Miller & Rory Todd) document gender bias across over 1,200+ school books from 34 countries. Women & girls are - less present in textbooks - depicted in stereotypical roles

We’re counting down the days to the 2030 #ReadingPanel and are excited to welcome back our panelists Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Prof Njabulo Ndebele, Prof. Michael Sachs, Dr. Sizwe Mabizela, Noncedo Madubedube, Judy Sikuza, Andre Gaum and Elinor Sisulu. #ReadingPanel

Our 2030 #ReadingPanel Chair, Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, joins Cathy Mohlahlana on #TheTalkingPoint this morning. Tune in to SAfmRadio 📻 at 11:10am (SAST) as she discusses the vision and purpose of this intervention which aims to address the reading levels in South Africa.

Wonderful to meet again as the Reading Panel of SA. Our amazing guest Mayor Ivo Gomez from Brazil shares the inspiring journey that took his municipality from number 1500 to number early grades Literacy

#ReadingPanel Secretariat, Sipumelele Lucwaba, shares insights from this year’s background report which sheds light on developments and challenges in literacy outcomes in SA. The link to this year’s report is now available here: readingpanel.co.za/_files/ugd/b38…

We have the pleasure of hosting the Mayor of Sobral, Brazil, Ivo Gomes giving at this year’s Reading Panel. He will be presenting the keynote address on the topic: “What it takes for large-scale change in reading outcomes.” #ReadingPanel

Interesting USAID Education webinar tomorrow: "Importance of Effective Language of Instruction Transitions in Low-Middle Income Countries" edu-links.org/events/lightin…

📣 Exciting new fund just launched focused on learning outcomes in SSA and much needed "implementation research" ➡️ Apply by April 8! cc @LateriteAfrica Brink Gates Foundation Benjamin Piper Clio Dintilhac Nic Spaull A1kazmi OBE Michelle Kaffenberger Elizabeth Stuart Stefan Dercon @amyjodowd

Thailand’s lawmakers passed a legislation to recognize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples ti.me/4atyB0V

2020: Boris Johnson, "We will prosper mightily after Brexit" 2024: Fareed Zakaria, "If Britain was to join the US as the 51st state, it would be the poorest state in the union"

"Do you know if Hamas were there [in Al Shifa hospital]?" Tanya Haj-Hassan: "I am just shocked that we're still having this conversation. [The Israelis] executed tens of people point blank, including one of our colleagues, Dr Ahmed Almaqadma, & his mother, who's also a physician"

"Over the next 25 years or so, sub-Saharan Africa’s population is projected to double from 1 to 2 billion...will account for half of global population growth" - IMF imf.org/-/media/Files/…

Joburg! I’m coming for you! I’ll be launching my new novel, The Child, at Love Books on 23 May. In conversation with Charles Leonard. Come through for what promises to be a brilliant discussion. RSVP essential for numbers

Nice overview of Prof Servaas van der Berg’s contribution to education and social policy in SA. So many of us have benefited from his knowledge, care and good judgement. Stellenbosch University RESEPgroup www0.sun.ac.za/researchforimp…

Congratulations Siviwe Gwarube! In 2019 Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 and Tito Mboweni asked me for an outline of “Priorities for education reform” - this note tries to diagnose the problem and argues for radical prioritisation. Bit dated, but here’s the PDF I sent them: nicspaull.com/wp-content/upl…

We mourn the loss of Martin Wittenberg, who led DataFirst with distinction for 13 years. Martin’s tenure exemplified excellence, with meticulous data scholarship and a dedication to building data research capacity, all underpinned by a deep commitment to ‘getting it right’.

Useful Global Schools Forum Case Study of the Tusome intervention in Kenya - concise and informative! globalschoolsforum.org/sites/default/…