What Works Hub for Global Education

📚 Proven approaches can improve children’s learning. How do we make them work at national scale? In a new @vox_dev Talks episode, our co-founder @angrist_noam explores how A/B testing, learning data and government partnerships can help bring effective education programs to more children. The conversation builds on research he co-authored in @ScienceMagazine , setting out an agenda for turning evidence into practice at scale. 🎧 Listen: voxdev.org/topic/education/i… @MichelleKaffs @WWHGlobalEd @oliverhanney

📣 New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! Co-authored by our co-founder @angrist_noam, the paper calls for education research to move beyond identifying what works and focus on how proven approaches can be delivered effectively, equitably and at scale. It also highlights our A/B testing in Botswana, where seven of 12 rapid tests generated efficiency gains, showing how continuous testing can strengthen impact and cost-effectiveness in real time. 🔗 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1126/science.aee7… #ImplementationScience #ABTesting #EducationResearch #FoundationalLearning

📣 We are excited to share that our five-country randomized controlled trial on ConnectEd has been published in @Nature! The paper explores whether a simple phone call can keep children learning when schools are disrupted. Building on early evidence from Botswana, the study tested ConnectEd’s targeted phone tutorials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda. 📈 The results were consistent across countries: phone tutorials delivered large learning gains, increased the share of learners who could do division by 65% and remained effective when delivered by government teachers. The study also provides promising evidence for scale. In Nepal and the Philippines, government teachers delivered results comparable to NGO instructors. The findings show how simple, accessible technology can help education systems protect learning during pandemics, extreme weather and other disruptions—and deliver impact at scale. 🔗Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…