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 …

Early math skills lay the foundation for children's long-term academic success. An increasing
number of randomized controlled math interventions have been carried out across …

The private school sector has expanded with almost no public intervention to educate half of
primary school children in many urban centers in Africa and Asia. Simple comparisons of …

Using a randomised experiment in 200 Bangladeshi villages, we evaluate the impact of an
over-the-phone learning support intervention (telementoring) among primary school children …

Outsourcing the management of ninety-three randomly-selected government primary
schools in Liberia to eight private operators led to learning gains of 0.18 after one year, but …

Despite large schooling and learning gains in many developing countries, children in highly
deprived areas are often unlikely to achieve even basic literacy and numeracy. We study …

We examine the impact of enrolling in schools that employ a highly-standardized approach
to education, using random variation from a large nationwide scholarship program. Bridge …

Cash transfers boost educational outcomes for poor children on average, but among the
poor, which children benefit most? This study examines the educational impacts of cash …

Cash transfers boost educational outcomes for poor children on average, but which aspects
of educational performance are most responsive and which poor children benefit the most …

Many educational interventions boost outcomes for girls in settings where girls face
educational disadvantages, but which of those interventions are proven to function …