Interesting study on use of chief examiners report in primary schools in Malawi at AEAA by Mr. Zidana. 70% of teachers say they implement the recommendations when they have it, but only 50% of the report make it to the school in the first place ..TEVETA ZAMBIA Salman Asim

Just 4 in 10 youth in 🌍 sub-Saharan Africa will be completing secondary school by the end of the decade, shows the Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO & UNESCO Institute for Statistics #SDG4benchmarks report

#HLPF2022 #TransformingEducation

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OFFICIAL opening of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) 38th Annual Conference
Date: August 21st-26th, 2022. Venue: Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia

Theme: “Educational Assessment for Developing 21st Century Skills.’’

#AEAA

IEA is delighted to present insights from #REDS at the 38th Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa #AEAA in Zambia!

Don't miss the talk by IEA's Alec Kennedy tomorrow at 16:00 (local time) in Room 2 at the conference center: ow.ly/cjgc50KoXG9

In order for anyone to succeed in business, education or life, they need critical thinking, communication, collaboration and other life skills and values. This must be our desire and commitment for Africa's education - President of Zambia in speech opening @AEAA conference

COVID-19, global conflict, and climate disasters have contributed to a crisis in education worldwide. We can turn the tide. USAID World Bank @Gates @Unicef @FDCO blogs.worldbank.org/education/turn…

This is a very exciting opportunity for countries to respond to the learning crisis with action. Find out more...

A data driven look in The Economist at security in the #Sahel as France's last troops left #Mali this week.

In seven months of this year more civilians have been killed in #Mali , #Niger and #Burkina Faso collectively than in all of any other year. Grim.
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I'm already generally supportive of structured curricula, but I'm still quite surprised that there are positive effects even in preschool in Norway
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Looking for a talented Deputy Director for my Global Education team. Will also support the Nutrition team. Please share with your networks gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Gates/job/Seat…

The Gates Foundation has learned so much from Dr. Helene Gayle and Ashish Dhawan from our work together over the years. I'm thrilled they're now lending their expertise as board members. Looking forward to the perspectives and ideas they'll bring.

NEW WP 🚨: How did collaborations between men & women change after #MeToo ?

Overall, I show women’s productivity falls post #MeToo , largely due to fewer collaborations with men.

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Concerted action against learning poverty is urgently needed now to heal the scars of the pandemic and safeguard the future. What needs to be done to #InvestinPeople ? wrld.bg/l8wk50K5MPV

Jaime Saavedra Stefania Giannini Robert Jenkins, Alicia Herbert OBE, LeAnna Marr Benjamin Piper