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

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Children outside classrooms of a school in Honduras.
Systems Strengthening

Resource Roundup: Seven Ways to Strengthen Systems for Literacy Outcomes

USAID’s vision is a world where partner country education systems enable all children and youth to acquire the education and skills needed to be productive members of society.
September 19, 2023
Resource dissemination is a tool in the fight against extreme poverty. In rural Cambodia, there is very little distribution of printed materials, which makes it hard to spread key knowledge and insight. By providing people with more information and better education, they can begin to pull themselves out of extreme poverty.
Reading & Literacy

Resources to Foster Literacy

Every year, the global community comes together to celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8. Literacy for all is fundamental to learning, paving the way for access to inclusive education.
September 15, 2023
Young children gather around a book to read outside in a village in Cambodia.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
July 31, 2022

Healing the wounds of forced displacement: The power of education

Check out this blog post from ACCESS at the University of Auckland. Researchers make a compelling case for involving young people in the decisions affecting their lives and education.
Young girls and boys in a classroom in Southern Africa listen and watch attentively during a literacy lesson.
Gender and Education
July 26, 2022

Working to advance gender equity and equality in education in conflict and crisis

The Center for Education at USAID is working to advance the gender equity and equality commitments by the Biden-Harris Administration and Administrator Power.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
January 7, 2021

Reimagining Girls’ Education during COVID-19: Lessons from Adapting Programs and Measures

Authors share insights on how to ensure girls are supported, continue their education, and develop the life skills they need for long-term success during COVID-19.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
December 21, 2020

A Systems-focused Change that Made a Difference: Learning Coaches in Sierra Leone

In the years following the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone emerged as one of the most challenging educational contexts on Earth.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
December 15, 2020

Reading Loss During COVID-19: Early Data

Across the globe, as coronavirus cases surge and schools in many countries are either fully or partially closed, access to books is more inequitable than ever.
Students from USAID’s Prioritizing Reform, Innovation, Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia’s Teacher, Administrators & Students (PRIORITAS) project
Education in Crisis and Conflict
November 20, 2020

Reigniting Learning: What Works to Help Learners Catch-up During Crises

USAID’s new evidence review, Reigniting Learning: Strategies for Accelerating Learning Post-Crisis, identifies evidence-based strategies to adapt the curriculum, modify instructional time, and refine pedagogy to accelerate learning.
Photo: Girls take exams in refurbished school
Education in Crisis and Conflict
September 17, 2020

Understanding Lebanon’s Deepening Education Crisis

The new Lebanon Education in Emergencies Data Snapshot documents the overall educational situation for refugees and factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that bear on education provision in Lebanon.
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.