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A student reading a book. Photo by Eric Onyiego/USAID Kenya
Disability Inclusive Education

USAID Studies Explore Current Trends in Disability Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

A literature review found that children with disabilities are less likely to get to school and, even when they do attend, less likely to stay in school. Learn more notable findings from the literature review in this blog post.
December 1, 2020
Children start their day by singing nursery rhymes and songs in post-earthquake Nepal. Photo By Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID.
Education in Crisis and Conflict

USAID’s Top 10 Education Highlights in 2020

Education content in 2020 focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected students across the world. Here are the top resources, blogs, and events USAID released this past year.
December 15, 2020
Photo: Non-formal RISE preschool students listen to a lesson on the radio.
Information and Communication Technology
July 1, 2020

6 Important Lessons Can Be Learned From Zanzibar’s Distance Learning Efforts

As education actors scramble during and post COVID-19 to reimagine teaching and learning beyond the classroom, here are six important lessons we can learn from Zanzibar’s distance learning efforts.
Photo: A young woman participates in an USAID-supported literacy class in Kalemie, DRC, June 2012
Education in Crisis and Conflict
December 11, 2019

Three Best Practices for Accelerated Education Programs from DRC

More than 263 million children are out of school around the world, oftentimes due to poverty and conflict. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as in many other countries, Accelerated Education Programs are becoming a more common approach.
Certification Ceremony
Higher Education
August 20, 2019

Developing Future Leaders of Kosovo Through Higher Education Partnerships

As a young, independent Balkan nation working toward integration to the European Union, Kosovo’s development priorities include strengthening governance and reforming its public administration and education systems. 
South Sudan
Education in Crisis and Conflict
October 22, 2018

Social and Emotional Learning in Crisis and Conflict Settings

While social and emotional learning is important for all children and youth, for those in conflict and crisis, it is critical. Research from the developed world and emerging evidence in crisis-affected countries demonstrates that the harmful effects of toxic stress can be stopped or even reversed when children are exposed to safe and predictable learning environments, and actively participate in explicit social-emotional learning (SEL) activities.
Social-Emotional Learning
Education in Crisis and Conflict
October 17, 2018

Making the Case for Social-Emotional Learning

SEL adds to the lives of individuals and communities in many ways, from combating toxic stress to academic achievement to strong economic returns.