Education in Developing Nations

Annual research and policy symposium: Skills for a changing world

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

Children colour a map of Paris on a wall as "Paris Plages" (Paris Beach) opens along the banks of River Seine in Paris, France, July 20, 2015. The beach, in the heart of the French capital, includes stretches of imported sand and various free sporting activities for the public. Paris Plages runs during the summer holiday season from July 20 until August 16. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RTX1L2SO

Skills for a “gendered” world: Adding a gender perspective to the skills debate

Christina Kwauk, Amanda Braga, and Helyn Kim

Monday, April 3, 2017

Schoolgirls attend a lesson at a school that reopened after a gap of more than a year and a half because of clashes in Benghazi, Libya December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori - RTX1ZH94

WATCH: Pathways for scaling up quality education in developing countries

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Priyanka Varma

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Skills for a Changing World - Philippines

Skills for a changing world: National perspectives and the global movement

Esther Care, Helyn Kim, Kate Anderson, and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Girls play at a public park in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - RTR4WJD6

Science of learning: Why do we care?

Helyn Kim, Eileen McGivney, and Esther Care

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Children use a "chess dice" during a lesson at the Dezso Lemhenyi school, which uses the new "Chess Palace" teaching programme of the world's best female chess player Judit Polgar, in Budapest October 15, 2013. With names like Jumpy Horse, Boom Rook and Tiny Pawn, pieces in the Chess Palace come to life and are like close friends who guide the children through difficult school subjects. They range in size from 1 cm (under half an inch) tall to a meter (three feet) in height. Chairs, walls and carpets also sport chess motifs. The pieces, whose combinations and moves represent mathematical, linguistic or musical patterns, help children develop their skills in chess and in their school studies while making the learning process a more joyous exercise. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: SPORT CHESS EDUCATION SOCIETY) - RTX14MC0

Education is changing—It’s time assessment caught up

Esther Care and Alvin Vista

SSIR Monday, March 27, 2017

A teacher leads a singing session during a specialized class preparing toddlers for kindergarten interviews in Hong Kong, China May 17, 2015. Parents believe that getting a place in a good kindergarten will help them secure a spot in a good primary and secondary school and pave the way for a good start in life. With the competition being so fierce, sought-after kindergartens can be selective about who they let in. Pre-kindergarten interview courses train them to be disciplined, responsive and polite through games, music and dance. They also offer one-on-one mock interview sessions. Picture taken May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - RTX1E7OD

Realizing the promise of high quality early childhood education

Andres S. Bustamante, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Deborah Lowe Vandell, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Monday, March 27, 2017

More skills for work and life in Latin America

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A Syrian refugee teacher distributes books to her refugee students in their classroom at Fatih Sultan Mehmet School in Karapurcek district of Ankara, Turkey, September 28, 2015. Out of 640,000 Syrian children in Turkey, 400,000 are not at school, a Turkish official told Reuters on Friday, warning that those who miss out are likely to be exploited by "gangs and criminals". Educating the children among more than 2.2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - most of whom live outside purpose-built camps - is seen as a critical part of the humanitarian response to the four-and-a-half-year-old conflict. Picture taken September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTS2SL7

Education data in four charts

Lindsay Read and Tamar Manuelyan Atinc

Friday, March 24, 2017

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and women’s empowerment: Areas for U.S.-Japan cooperation

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT