Learning

Assessment of reading and writing in the early grades is essential—but not to enforce any single view or to put unnecessary pressure on young children or their teachers.

Around the world, 65 million displaced people are still in search of a safe home that will allow them to pursue fulfilling lives.

USAID and NORC’s Accelerated Education Programs in Crisis and Conflict provides insight into the nearly 50 million primary and lower secondary-age children deprived of an education through the impact of crisis or conflict.

Learning materials have a powerful effect on children, influencing their understanding of the world—and themselves. USAID’s Guide for Strengthening Gender Equality and Inclusiveness in Teaching and Learning Materials details how to foster inclusion.

Many practitioners struggle with program design when conflict is present. Recent reports from the field provide insights on adaptive management and feedback loops, the core of USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting approach.

Learn about ECCN’s recent study in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A unique opportunity exists there to create more responsive alternative education for the 3.5 million young people outside of the formal system.

Is your education project one that is threatened by conflict, has militias, gangs, or bullies nearby, or runs from security forces rather than asking them for help? These situations, in the words of Ben Ramalingam, present “wicked problems.”