Latin America suffered some of the world's longest school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, compelling countries to explore diverse alternatives to maintain children's education. At the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we investigated various strategies to counteract the learning crisis instigated by these closures and the pre-existing conditions of low educational … [Read more...] about To Tackle the Learning Crisis, Make a Call
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The Five Key Factors to Scale Remote Tutoring Programs and Accelerate Learning
After completing six remote tutoring pilots to accelerate learning in the region, we know these programs help recover learning loss. In two of the pilots, students who received eight tutorials in fundamental mathematics managed to gain a quarter of a school year compared to those who did not participate in the intervention. In addition, a more significant effect was observed in … [Read more...] about The Five Key Factors to Scale Remote Tutoring Programs and Accelerate Learning