Learning

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

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Youth Workforce Development

Youth Skills: The Whole Picture

When it comes to young people, the term “skill building” is deceptively simple. On the surface, it might seem that “skills” directly relate to the abilities needed to perform a task or get a job.
July 5, 2022
Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces
Reading & Literacy

USAID Celebrates International Literacy Day

This year’s theme is, Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces: Building resilience and ensuring quality, equitable, and inclusive education for all.
August 10, 2022
Syrian Teacher Teaching Children to Read in Jordan
Disability Inclusive Education
May 10, 2022

What We’re Learning in Social and Emotional Learning

This series is intended for Education Officers in USAID partner countries and implementing partners who are designing and managing new activities, evaluations, and/or research efforts.
Photo: On November 14, 2019, the United States and the Ministry of Public Education launched an early grade reading and early grade math assessment pilot in Uzbekistan.
Reading & Literacy
October 21, 2020

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) for Language Issues in Reading Programs

Language-focused MERL activities play an important role in gathering evidence and garnering support for adopting languages children use and understand outside of school for reading instruction.
A pupil doing independent reading
Systems Strengthening
May 27, 2020

Improving Systems for Reading Instruction

Reading, the bedrock of literacy, is the foundational skill necessary for all academic progress. Designing high-quality primary grade reading programs is essential to ensuring a pipeline of students who remain in school, achieve educational success, and contribute to economic growth.