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Read guidance, learning summaries, evidence trends, and country reflections from USAID and its partners.

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Manija practices reading in Braille with her teacher Roziya during a home visit.
Disability Inclusive Education

Accessible to All: Creating Learning Materials for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan

Here are some examples from Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan that show how good practices in the provision of accessible learning materials are being put into practice during COVID-19.
December 15, 2020
In Haut-Katanga, a mother ensures access to the best signal on her phone while her children listen to a radio lesson
Reading & Literacy

The DRC’s Accelere!1 Pilots Remote Reading Program During COVID-19

In the DRC, ACCELERE!1 (A!1), a USAID and UKAID funded project implemented by Chemonics, has launched “Lecture pour la vie,” a local language interactive audio instruction radio pilot program in response to COVID-19 school closures.
November 20, 2020
LEGRA Student
Reading & Literacy
October 21, 2020

Early Grade Reading: What Does ‘Good’ Look Like and How Do We Measure It?

Learn how the USAID Soma Umenye project collaborated with the Rwanda Education Board to develop both.
Photo: Students from the Diego Luis Cordoba School in the municipality of Acandi, Department of Choco in Colombia.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
August 25, 2020

Pivoting in a Pandemic: Adapting the Rapid Education and Risk Analysis in Colombia

In March 2020 DevTech began planning to conduct a RERA in urban and peri-urban school communities receiving migrant Venezuelans. The Government of Colombia needed RERA data to implement flexible and effective models of education.
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Education in Crisis and Conflict
March 30, 2020

Strengthening Education in Emergencies Data

The MEERS program is a four-year activity that supports data collection, data analysis, research, training, and capacity building related to the most pressing education issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Qabale Huza 19, at Turbi Dispensary during a USAID learning event in August 2019.
Youth Workforce Development
November 20, 2019

Learning to Love Standard Indicators: A USAID Perspective on Measuring Youth Workforce Development

In youth workforce development (YWFD), we’ve revised and added to our standard foreign assistance indicators. These indicators re-focus our sector on a range of possible outcomes that reflect meaningful results of our work with youth.
Photo: A young entrepreneur in Honduras.
Youth Workforce Development
November 15, 2019

Measuring the Nuances of Youth Employment & Livelihoods

The challenge of youth unemployment in low and middle-income countries is well-known. This topic was front and center at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit supported in part by USAID and held in Washington D.C. from October 1-4.
Saffa Girls School
Systems Strengthening
October 16, 2019

Education Reporting Guidance: What’s Changing and Why?

We’ll walk you through the new reporting requirements that take effect in 2019, including timelines and additional resources available to facilitate the uptake of the new and revised education-related indicators. 
USAID Basic Education Program
Disability Inclusive Education
September 25, 2019

Las mejores prácticas para recopilar datos sobre personas con discapacidad

Los siguientes consejos pueden ayudar a utilizar las preguntas del cuestionario breve elaborado por el grupo de Washington (Cuestionario WG) en la recopilación de datos sobre personas con discapacidad.
Children play together in a Child Friendly Space (CFS) operated by Save the Children in Waat, South Sudan.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
July 18, 2019

Measuring Social and Emotional Learning in Children

USAID’s Education Policy recognizes the important role that social and emotional skills play in a child’s development, future learning, and success.