Innocenti Research Report Let Us Learn: Making education work for the most vulnerable in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Madagascar and Nepal AUTHOR(S) Marco Valenza; Thomas Dreesen Published: 2022 Innocenti Research Report Learning remains largely out of reach for many of the most vulnerable children around the world. In low- and middle-income countries, an estimated 56% of children cannot read a simple text by the age of 10. This share is projected to rise to 70% after the pandemic. The school closures imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak, coupled with an enduring tendency in low-income countries to allocate a limited share of the national education budget to the most vulnerable, are further widening inequalities in the global learning crisis landscape.The Let Us Learn (LUL) initiative implements innovative education programmes to improve learning for the most vulnerable children in five countries with high levels of out-of-school children: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Madagascar and Nepal. This report documents the outcomes, lessons learned and recommendations based on the experience of the initiative across four types of learning programmes spanning the education lifecycle: (1) pre-primary education; (2) accelerated learning pathways; (3) programmes to reduce barriers to access and stay in formal school; and (4) vocational training. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 43 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: access to education, afghanistan, bangladesh, childhood education, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, early childhood education, education, educational crisis, educational planning, educational policy, educational programmes, educational projects, liberia, madagascar, nepal, primary education, secondary education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Marco Valenza; Thomas Dreesen 2022 Let Us Learn: Making education work for the most vulnerable in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Madagascar and Nepal. , pp. 43.
Innocenti Research Report Time to Teach: Understanding teacher attendance and time on task in primary schools in Liberia AUTHOR(S) Silvia Peirolo; Ximena Játiva Published: 2021 Innocenti Research Report In Liberia, recurring school absenteeism and post abandonment are considered critical obstacles to quality education. Although national political actors recognize absenteeism as a major impediment to quality education, studies on the factors influencing teacher attendance in the country, including national policies and practices at the community and school levels, remain scarce. Also, there is a lack of knowledge on the direct and indirect ways the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to contain it impact primary school teachers. This Time to Teach study seeks to fill these knowledge gaps. The report provides valuable insights into how the COVID-19 crisis may exacerbate existing education system challenges that affect teacher attendance and time on task. It also collects and strengthens the evidence base on the factors affecting the various dimensions of primary school teacher attendance to inform the design and implementation of teacher policies. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: education, liberia, primary schools, schools, teachers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Silvia Peirolo; Ximena Játiva 2021 Time to Teach: Understanding teacher attendance and time on task in primary schools in Liberia. , pp. 48.