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Early child development (ECD) refers to a combination of programs and policies aimed at improving the nutrition, health, cognitive and psycho-social development, education and social protection of young children. Brookings experts conduct research that aims to better understand how to successfully scale up and sustain effective ECD programs and policies in both America and throughout the developing world.

Girls take the final examination of their primary school in Sanaa (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah).

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Access Plus Learning: Age Matters

August 29, 2013, César Guadalupe

César Guadalupe discusses the need to promote the usage of age-specific data in education and learning measurements and argues that this information can play a significant role in promoting children's right to a quality education.

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    We’ve really seen considerable progress in getting more girls into school over the past two decades. In fact, the gap between girls and boys has been narrowing considerably. Today, of the 57 million children of primary school-age not in school, 53 percent are girls. It’s still more than 50 percent, but that number is closing.

    August 26, 2013, Jenny Perlman Robinson , Camfed

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