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Researching racial equity: Building capacity for research and practice
Noreen Giga, Racial Equity Project Lead, and Damon Jones, J-PAL affiliated professor (University of Chicago) and Scientific Advisor for J-PAL North America’s Racial Equity Project, reflect on J-PAL North America’s work to advance rigorous research on racial equity to date and discuss priorities for...
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J-PAL updates
January 2024 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's January newsletter features a blog post on bias in administrative data, results from a food-as-medicine program, and a blog announcing J-PAL North America's involvement in an ed-tech learning community.
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Strengthening livelihoods in Central America through evidence
With the generous support of the Cotopaxi Foundation, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC) just launched a project that aims to improve livelihoods in Central America. The project, “Strengthening Livelihoods in Central America Through Evidence Use,” will share evidence, strengthen local...
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Cerrando brechas educativas desde la UC: la experiencia de las tutorías escolares
El evento tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre las tutorías escolares como una estrategia para abordar los desafíos educacionales actuales. Asimismo, busca llegar a la comunidad educativa de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) y otras instituciones de educación superior, a...
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Not as easy as A, B, C, 1, 2, 3: Emphasizing transparency in measuring holistic skills
Characteristics like creativity or motivation can be crucial components of a successful education, yet there is relatively little knowledge or consensus on how to effectively measure them. The Learning for All Initiative (LAI) recently published a literature review and guide on how researchers...
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Initiative projects and documents
Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI) Scholars Program
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Arinze Nwokolo
In this spotlight, we speak with Arinze Nwokolo, Assistant Professor at the Lagos Business School in Nigeria. Arinze’s primary research interests focus on development, behavioral, and organizational economics as well as public policy, political economy, and finance.
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Humanitarian Protection Initiative Scholars Information Session
This webinar will be facilitated by the Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI), a new initiative focused on research questions on how to effectively improve humanitarian protection outcomes by keeping those who are affected by armed conflict safe from violence, coercion and deliberate deprivation...
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Fortaleciendo las Redes de Investigación en Guatemala
El evento busca congregar investigadores e investigadoras de diversas universidades de Guatemala con interés en primera infancia, nutrición, psicología, neurociencia y educación para fortalecer las redes de investigación en Guatemala
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The next decade of RCT research: What can we learn from recent innovations in methods?
From Teaching at the Right Level to the multifaceted Graduation approach, J-PAL’s affiliated researcher network has helped to evaluate a diverse range of innovative interventions aimed at reducing poverty over the past twenty years.