Tag: quality education
An effective and efficient teacher salary system is one of the most important elements of a high quality education system in any country. This report provides practitioners with a clear framework for assessing teacher salary systems in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). The framework has been developed by the authors based on general public financial management… Read more
The Syrian civil war has displaced half of Syria’s population, with civilians fleeing internally or to other countries. Neighboring countries—particularly Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt— have opened borders to the refugees in response to such great humanitarian need, and the international aid community has responded with assistance. A particular area of concern is education… Read more
Early childhood development (ECD) in the West Bank and Gaza is compromised by serious deficiencies in the quality of and access to programmes and services – among which are low enrollment, inadequate facilities, inexperienced teachers, reliance on inappropriate rote learning methods and limited parental involvement or understanding among families of the importance of good ECD… Read more
Monitoring progress on the new Global Goal for access to education will require research to capture data on the most disadvantaged children, particularly those excluded from formal schooling. In today’s blog, Ben Alcott and Pauline Rose argue that better data makes better policy. For educational access, this means gathering more data, over longer time periods,… Read more