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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of several countries ordered the closure of all schools and universities. Educators were forced to rapidly adapt to distance learning. At home, students from underprivileged backgrounds are less likely to...

With over 1.5 billion learners out of school, the COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed education systems worldwide. This necessitates new education models, including the use of education technology for distance learning. Many efforts to date have focused on higher...

COVID-19 has upended the education sector, with schools closing and shifting to remote instruction. There is increasing concern that in many developing countries where low cost private schools are a large share of the market that COVID-19 closure could lead to...

The Rwanda Education Board (REB) has had a longstanding interest in utilizing ICT in its classrooms and education system more broadly. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures have placed renewed and heightened emphasis on education ICT. Based on...

This study seeks to better understand the role of individualized, virtual summer instruction in redressing learning losses resulting from the COVID-19 school closures. In particular, we are interested in the potential for virtual learning to combat the...

We propose a pragmatic, prospective, randomized-controlled trial of Geisinger’s Fresh Food Farmacy (FFF) program. FFF brings a “food-as-medicine” approach to treat food-insecure diabetics featuring a diet prescription filled at an FFF clinic each week—enough...

Low-income Americans have a higher risk of suffering from common mental illnesses, and lower rates of receiving treatment. More generally, the majority of Americans suffering from common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety do not receive any...

This project explores whether formalizing informal labor taxes can make local taxation fairer and improve access to public services. In Kasai Central, Democratic Republic of Congo, citizens traditionally contribute unpaid labor, known as salongo, to maintain...