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Computer-Assisted Learning Project with Pratham in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Shawn Cole
Esther Duflo
Leigh Linden
In Vadodora, India, researchers studied the impact of supplementing classroom instruction with computer-assisted learning (CAL) in primary schools. CAL significantly improved student’s math scores, but was less cost-effective than the remedial tutor-based program, Balsakhi.
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Parent Empowerment Through Primary School Community Grants in Niger

Elizabeth Beasley
Researchers examined the short-term responses of a grant to school committees and find that overall, parents increased participation and responsibility, but these efforts did not improve overall school quality. Enrollment at the lowest grades increased and school resources improved, but teacher...

Teacher and Student Motivation, Family Participation, and Student Achievement in Rural Udaipur, India

Stephen P. Ryan
In an ongoing evaluation, researchers are studying the relationship between teacher and student motivation, family participation, and student achievement in rural non-formal education (NFE) centers.
Young man and older man look at drawings taped to wall

Facilitating Youth's Access to Apprenticeships in Tulle (France), and Encouraging Youth to Complete Them

Thomas Le Barbanchon
Bruno Crépon
Marc Gurgand
Roland Rathelot
Philippe Zamora
Researchers evaluated the effect of personalized counseling to French youth on finding an apprenticeship, completing it, and securing longer-term employment. Personalized counseling encouraged more youth to start a pre-apprenticeship training program, but did not improve take-up into apprenticeship...
A girl in India engages in a learning activity.

Read India: Helping Primary School Students in India Acquire Basic Reading and Math Skills

Abhijit Banerjee
Rukmini Banerji
Esther Duflo
Michael Walton
Researchers partnered with Pratham, an educational NGO, to evaluate the impact of their “Read India” program and its components, which include teacher training, monitoring, learning materials, and village volunteers, on educational attainment. Preliminary results suggest the program had a modest...
Paris, France, 2009

School Communication Strategies and School Outcomes in France

Francesco Avvisati
Marc Gurgand
Nina Guyon
Eric Maurin
In France, researchers evaluated the impact of various school communication strategies designed to encourage parents to participate in their children’s schooling. They found that personalized invitations increased parental participation in school meetings, especially for parents of low-performing...

Information and Referrals at the End of Middle School, France

Dominique Goux
Marc Gurgand
Eric Maurin
Researchers evaluated the effects of a program designed to improve parental knowledge about students’ opportunities at the end of middle school on schooling decisions and dropout behavior. The program helped parents and their children make more realistic educational choices, reducing grade...
Teens in school uniforms work on assignment

Multigenerational Benefits to Secondary Schooling in Ghana

Esther Duflo
Pascaline Dupas
Michael Kremer
Elizabeth Spelke
Mark Walsh
A study conducted in Ghana over 15 years evaluated the benefits of secondary school scholarships on both education and health outcomes.