Understanding the effects of poverty on child development What unique viewpoints does an economist bring to the study of poverty and child development? March 1, 2021
“Improving quality education is not something you can do on your own” Economist and political scientist Vanina Farber explains that quality education is relevant for the long-term sustainability of a business Interview by Zoe Bozzolan-Kenworthy / March 16, 2020
“It takes about 15 years to get a significant idea to scale” Larry Cooley on the process behind taking an intervention to improve children’s learning and scaling it up to become systemic change Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / September 26, 2019
“The government has to see improvement in education as a priority” How do you take a proven intervention to build reading and math skills from one continent to another? Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / September 2, 2019
Early childhood education has immense benefits Angelica Ponguta explores ways to help at-risk children develop to their full potential Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 25, 2018
How to scale up effective interventions in early childhood development Raquel Bernal Salazar on interventions to improve nutrition and cognitive development for babies in socio-economic vulnerability Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 5, 2018
“We believe that every child learns at a different pace” Sandeep Menon, CEO of the initiative RiVERTIDE, explains how personalized education can benefit young learners in the developing world Interview by Fabio Segura / January 17, 2018
What does it take to scale quality education? After identifying the core ingredients, real-time scaling labs are to shed light on what works by Jenny Perlman Robinson / November 20, 2017
The emergence of ed-tech in Africa: Getting parents on board is crucial Millicent Mwendwa of Eneza Education talks about the challenges ed-tech startups face in Africa Interview by Elizabeth West / July 27, 2017
Does reducing poverty help build children’s minds? An extensive clinical trial will provide some answers by Greg J. Duncan / November 2, 2016
“It’s amazing what you can do with a plastic bottle” Orazio P. Attanasio, UCL, talks about early childhood development and parental involvement in developing countries Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / October 12, 2016
