Education systems regularly face unexpected school closures, whether due to disease
outbreaks, natural disasters, or other adverse shocks. In low-income countries where …

How did children learn while schools were closed during 2020 due to the COVID-19
pandemic? In low-income countries where internet access is scarce, distance learning is …

Interventions that tackle 'last mile'behaviors in the form of improved choice architecture are
fundamental to Behavioral Public Policy (BPP), yet far less attention is typically paid to the …

Parenting practices play a crucial role in child development. We evaluate the impact of a free
digital stress management and positive parenting intervention designed to improve …

BACKGROUND Violence is a global public health problem, and early childhood
interventions are a core component of violence prevention programming. Interventions to …

This paper presents the results of a nationwide, low-cost intervention that used messages
informed by behavioral economics and delivered through the government's official mobile …

Approximately 75% of children aged 2 to 4 worldwide are regularly subjected to violent
discipline across the globe. We study the impact of a virtually-delivered intervention on …

This study evaluates the impacts of two mobile-phone-based distance education
interventions, involving direct parental engagement, on parenting styles and children's …

This paper presents impact findings from a three-arm randomized controlled trial of 1) a brief
remote early learning program (RELP) and 2) RELP plus a remote parenting support …

In response to the global pandemic, we adapted a Jamaican early childhood, violence
prevention, parenting program (the Irie Homes Toolbox (IHT)) for virtual delivery. The …