Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we
examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and …

The rural transport infrastructure sector is a critical force for sustainable development that is
interwoven with many other sectors. Rural transportation is an underlying driver of many of …

We model learning losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential for cost-effective
strategies to build back better. Data from Early Grade Reading Assessments in Ethiopia …

We study the impact of a personalized technology-aided after-school instruction program in
middle-school grades in urban India using a lottery that provided winners with free access to …

Abstract Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs, started in the late 1990s in Latin
America, have become the antipoverty program of choice in many develo** countries in …

We present results from a large-scale randomized experiment across 350 schools in
Tanzania that studied the impact of providing schools with (i) unconditional grants,(ii) …

Over the course of just two years, at least six reviews have examined interventions that seek
to improve learning outcomes in develo** countries. Although the reviews ostensibly have …

School enrollment has universally increased over the last 25 years in low-income countries.
Enrolling in school, however, does not assure that children learn. A large share of children in …

A growing literature measures the impact of education interventions in low-and middle-
income countries on both access and learning outcomes. But how should one contextualize …

Background Gender disparities in education continue to undermine girls' opportunities,
despite enormous strides in recent years to improve primary enrolment and attainment for …