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Our next country focus is Côte d'Ivoire! 🇨🇮 Did you know we are part of CLEF Coalition (Child Learning and Education Facility) – the first public-private partnership focused on scaling up investment in quality education in Côte d’Ivoire? It aims to: ✅ Get more children into school ✅ Make sure children learn at school ✅ Achieve impact at scale CLEF supports the creation of “bridging classes," allowing children who have never been to school– or who may have dropped out– to follow an accelerated learning program. 📈 🎤 Hear more from Annita Suzanne TRAORÉ, Director of Non-Formal Education at Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of National Education and Literacy: https://lnkd.in/eEbUnkrW #CLEF #GouvCI #QualityEducation #SDG4 #cotedivoire Gouvernement de Côte d'Ivoire

We're thrilled to reveal the 10 Project Host winners of the 2024 LEAP Challenge! 👏 They will receive expert support from research and social entrepreneur fellows during a 12-week project, including research recommendations designed to strengthen their evidence base. Learn more about this year's Project Hosts! https://lnkd.in/gqvK_mBg #EvidenceBase #EvidenceBasedEducation #TransformingEducation

Attending the East African Regional Education Conference next month? 👀 Join members of the #SchoolActionLearningExchange for an exciting interactive session: "Opening Windows for Education Policy Change in East Africa." ⤵️ 📅 Monday, August 12 💡 Policymakers, teachers and education supporters from the region will share lessons for translating evidence into policy change and work with colleagues to identify an action plan for real upcoming policy openings to improve learner outcomes in Africa.  🌟 Join this incredible team of facilitators from R4D, Global School Leaders , Room to Read, STIR Education, The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Global Schools Forum, UNICEF, NetEdu Global Community, Educate!, Schools2030, Teaching at the Right Level Africa and PAL Network, supported by the Jacobs Foundation. #globaleducation #SALEX #educationpolicy #eastafrica

We are delighted to announce that we have joined the What Works Hub for Global Education! 🎉 The What Works Hub for Global Education is an international partnership supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and its mission is to increase literacy, numeracy, and other key skills in low- and middle-income countries. 🌎 🤝 We will work to embed grounded evidence and field research in government strategies to successfully deliver education reforms globally. These collective efforts will directly affect up to 3 million children and reach a further 17 million through the consortium’s global influence. Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WJrFsw #WhatWorksHub #Education #Partnership #Announcement

🇬🇭 Did you know we work alongside the Ministry of Education in Ghana to facilitate the incorporation of evidence in national policies? Over the past few months, we have been spotlighting some of our work in Ghana, including: ✅ Key takeaways from Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education of the Republic of Ghana, during the Global Schools Forum Education World Forum side-event in London 🎊 Being recognized for our Communities of Excellence Program Learn more about our work: https://lnkd.in/eQ3mAsCb Keep your eyes peeled for our next core geography focus in August! 👀 #Ghana #Education #Africa Modern Ghana, News Ghana

"We won’t be able to work on the development issues unless we work on foundational learning. At the continental level, we need to establish accountability measures and peer review methods, only then will we start to see real progress." His Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana. 🎉 We are delighted to see African policymakers embracing evidence-based solutions at an event on the sidelines of the African Union Mid-Year Summit! 🎉 ✅ In Ghana, we are doing just that. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, we are spearheading the development of the EdLab, which serves as a hub for generating and applying rigorous academic research to help improve education across the country. 🇬🇭 https://bit.ly/4fvFcvo #AUMYCM #FoundationalLearning #AUYearofEducation

Last month, the Johann Jacobs Museum in Zurich and the Digital Museum of Learning welcomed school classes and families on an adventure through the history of environmental education! 🌳 🌍 The exhibition was designed to be hands-on, inviting children to engage directly with the exhibits and artifacts. It blended education with play, creating a memorable adventure for young learners. 🚀 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqn8Uqdy #DigitalLearning #Education #Museums

The Tools Competition is one of the largest EdTech competitions in the world and aims to spur EdTech innovation leveraging digital technology, big data, and learning science to meet the urgent needs of learners worldwide. 👩💻 Congratulations to the 50 winners who have been selected today and are projected to impact over 24 million learners worldwide! 🎉 Seven winners have been selected from 116 submissions in the Facilitating Learning Science Research track, run in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Jacobs Foundation. Learn more about winners and their winning ideas: https://lnkd.in/gGyMCypw #EdTech #EdTechCompetition #DigitalTechnology #Research

How can we make EdTech more supportive, effective, and engaging for everyone? This is something Rene Kizilcec, a computational social scientist at Cornell University, is working towards. He hopes that by designing tools that make learning more inclusive and personalized, technology use in education can be more effective for everyone. ✅ Learn more in this recent interview from BOLD ⬇️ #EdTech #Education #Technology

Our School Action Learning Exchange (SALEX) community has an impact on how schools use evidence in their day-to-day work. 🤝 🎥 During an interview with Jean Arkedis – Head of Research at Teach For All which is a SALEX member – Jean highlighted how this learning community of organizations supports each other with knowledge sharing. This knowledge can then be shared with schools and school leaders! Watch her interview to find out more ⬇️ Learn more about our SALEX members and their work to ensure quality education is shared with schools and education networks: https://lnkd.in/ejDBAfXn #Learning #Network #Collaboration