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Students and teacher in a classroom in Kenya.

Primary School Deworming in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Edward Miguel
Researchers evaluated a mass school-based deworming program in Western Kenya, and found that deworming substantially improved health and school participation of treated children, as well as of untreated children in both treatment schools and neighboring schools. The program reduced school...

Long-run and Intergenerational Impacts of Child Health Gains from Deworming in Kenya

Sarah Baird
Lia C.H. Fernald
Joan Hamory Hicks
Patricia Kariger
Michael Kremer
Edward Miguel
Michael Walker
Researchers conducted long-term follow-ups a mass school-based deworming program in western Kenya, which had substantially improved health and school participation of treated children, as well as of untreated children in treatment schools and children in neighboring schools in the short-term...
Three school children sitting at a table looking at one tablet.

Improving Student Learning through Classroom Technology Adoption in Pakistan

Sabrin Beg
Waqas Halim
Adrienne Lucas
Umar Saif
Researchers partnered with the Government of Pakistan to conduct two parallel randomized evaluations to test the impact of providing supplemental teaching materials on the quality of student learning and teachers’ effectiveness. Overall, the eLearn Classroom intervention improved student achievement...
Adult woman looks at her mobile phone in Niger

Can Mobile Phones Improve Learning? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Niger

Jenny Aker
Christopher Ksoll
Travis Lybbert
Researchers ran an evaluation in Niger to determine if training adults to use mobile phones could improve their learning outcomes when added to a standard adult education program. The mobile phone program increased student writing and math test scores relative to the standard curriculum.
A female teacher and classroom pay attention to one student at a chalkboard in front of the room in Rwanda

Teacher Training and Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Curriculum Reform in Rwanda

Moussa Blimpo
Todd Pugatch
Working with the Rwandan Education Board, Educate!, and Akazi Kanoze Access, researchers are examining the impact of a program that trains teachers in Rwanda’s revised secondary school entrepreneurship curriculum on student academic, economic, and labor market outcomes.
Male teacher using play-based learning with blocks to help elementary school boy count in South Africa

Evaluating the Impact of Play-Based Learning on Early Childhood Development in South Africa

Cally Ardington
Laura Poswell
In KwaZulu-Natal, researchers are measuring the impact of the Six Bricks program, which promotes structured play using manipulative bricks combined with a set of carefully designed pedagogical activities, on preschoolers' executive function skills.
Parents and children engaging with educational program on tablet in the United States

Leveraging the Parents and Children Together (PACT) Program for Increased Parental Engagement in the United States

Sebastian Gallegos
Ariel Kalil
Susan Mayer
Philip Oreopoulos
Researchers evaluated the impact of providing small behavioral tools, including a goal-setting website, text message reminders, and social rewards, to parents to encourage their participation in the Parents And Children Together (PACT) program. These behavioral tools more than doubled parents’...
Two female students in school uniform looking at a tablet in Peru.

Role of Information on the Returns of Post-Primary Education on School Dropout

Francisco Gallego
Oswaldo Molina
Christopher Neilson
Researchers and the Ministry of Education evalauted at scale two low-cost ways of providing relevant information to help students and their families make more informed decisions. Results suggest that the programs were effective at changing educational plans and lowering dropout rates, while...