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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches National Effort to Support Student Success

As part of the launch of the National Effort to Support Student Success, the White House cited a study by J-PAL North America Executive Director Vincent Quan and J-PAL Co-Chair of the Education Initiative Phillip Oreopoulos on the benefits of high-quality tutoring programs on educational attainments...

June 2022 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's June 2022 newsletter features ongoing collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Education, replication data from the Health Care Hotpotting evaluation and lessons learned for sharing replication data, and a spotlight on former executive director Mary Ann Bates.

These experiments could lift millions out of dire poverty

Nature discusses how the findings of randomized control trials, such as those led by J-PAL executive committee member Dean Karlan, are being used by governments to reduce poverty.

June 2022 Newsletter

In the June newsletter, we highlight our new blog series on social programs in Africa, the one-year anniversary of JOI Brazil, and some exciting upcoming events in July.

This Company Knows How To Improve Students' Test Scores

The New York Times presents the findings of J-PAL affiliate and Nobel laureate Michael Kremer's research on NewGlobe. Kremer found that the organization's methods increased educational outcomes for primary and pre-primary school students.

Nobel Prize winner, Kremer okays Methodology underpinning EKOEXCEL

PM News reports on the policy implications in Nigeria of J-PAL affiliate and Nobel Prize winner Michael Kremer's research on EKOEXCEL. The program, which standardizes teaching methods and was found to increase educational outcomes, was adopted by the Nigerian government.

Global Evidence on Digital Financial Services and Savings Groups: Impact on Women’s Empowerment Seminar

Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, the National Council for Women, UN Women Egypt, and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) organized a seminar on 9 June 2022 with the participation of the...

Nobel Prize-winner confirms among largest learning gains ever measured in international education in NewGlobe-supported schools

Yahoo discusses Nobel Prize winner and J-PAL affiliate Michael Kremer's study finding increased learning outcomes in Kenyan middle school students resulting from NewGlobe's teaching methodology.