Education

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard gestures during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra February 27, 2012. Gillard won a leadership showdown with party rival Kevin Rudd with strong backing from her party Monday, but now faces a mammoth task to rebuild support for her divided and unpopular minority government. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS)

A global story: Women’s suffrage, forgotten history, and a way forward

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Mariatu Sesay, 15, smiles as she carries her daughter Nadia while she walks outside her house in the countryside village of Sierra Leone July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

The power of investing in girls in Sierra Leone

Youssouf Kiendrebeogo and Quentin Wodon

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Girl draws the Earth using chalk

Education’s role in building back better for the planet

Christina Kwauk

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Students gather round and read a book

Assessment in sub-Saharan Africa: Capturing 21st century skills

Esther Care and Davide Ruscelli

Monday, September 14, 2020

Capturing 21st century skills

Helyn Kim and Esther Care

Monday, September 14, 2020

Beyond reopening: A leapfrog moment to transform education?

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Students use tablet PCs as they have a lesson in the classroom at a primary school in Langfang city, south China's Hebei province, 24 April 2018.A primary school in Langfang city of Hebei province has introduced tablet PCs into class to facilitate the mathematics teaching. Every student is equipped with a tablet computer in class. The primary school is the first piloted school for smart class in the city. Currently, electronic devices have been applied to seven schools.No Use China. No Use France.

How education technology can improve learning for all students

Alejandro J. Ganimian, Emiliana Vegas, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 11, 2020

Child at a computer

To make ed tech work, set clear goals, review the evidence, and pilot before you scale

Alejandro J. Ganimian and Emiliana Vegas

Thursday, September 10, 2020

student in front of her laptop

Realizing the promise: How can education technology improve learning for all?

Alejandro J. Ganimian, Emiliana Vegas, and Frederick Hess

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Job seekers listen to prospective employers during a job hiring event for marketing, sales and retail positions in San Francisco, California, in this file photo taken June 4, 2015. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to a tightening labor market. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files

The labor market doesn’t have a ‘skills gap’—it has an opportunity gap

Annelies Goger and Luther Jackson

Wednesday, September 9, 2020