Education

New evidence from Morocco reveals that conditional cash transfers can constrain learning when no accompanying measures are taken by governments to account for increased enrolment.

Stereotyped assessments by teachers exacerbate gender disparities in educational outcomes for high school students in Peru. New evidence shows that these negative impacts persist years later in labour market gender gaps.

The impacts of a school feeding programme in Colombia go beyond school attendance and hunger relief, fostering learning, high school graduation and tertiary enrolment.

Mexico’s preschool mandate in 2002 shows significant, lasting benefits for cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills after six years, and educational outcomes nearly two decades later.

There are large gaps between policy and practice in education. New systematic analysis shines a light on this 'policy-practice' gap in 50 countries during COVID-19 and motivates increased focus on policy implementation.

Evidence on schooling decisions in Mexico City reveals what the impact of performance feedback in education would be if implemented at a large scale.

A school feeding programme in northern Burkina Faso increased school attendance and girls’ enrolment.

To be more effective, adult literacy programmes need to incorporate the neuroscience of how adults learn and how this differs from children.

Enabling teachers to introduce pedagogical innovations can deliver substantial gains in student achievement. An experimental programme in Brazil unveils the importance of supporting teachers and accommodating the multiple constraints students face.