Nearly six-out-of-ten children globally are estimated to be affected by learning poverty, meaning they are unable to read and understand a simple text by the age of ten. In low- and middle-income ...

India’s education journey since independence has seen remarkable progress in access to schooling. Anchored by the National Policy on Education (1986) and initiatives like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, our ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is preparing to assess the foundational learning levels of ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training, NCERT, will conduct a Foundational Learning Study for Class 3 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a historic shock to education systems. In many low- and middle-income countries, it dramatically set back learning levels. Even before the pandemic, educators were talking ...

ASER 2024 reveals a modest recovery in foundational literacy and numeracy among students post-COVID, highlighting ongoing ...

How severe is the global learning crisis? Only a third of all 10-year-olds are able to read and understand a simple written story. Children attend class at a UNICEF-supported school in Mbandaka, in ...

Assessment Initiative for Class 3 Students The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is set to ...

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, says the government is looking at training more teachers in the area of foundational learning. Dr Apaak said the government is determined to make a ...

Millions of African children are left behind, their right to education unfulfilled – it is about education systems failing to ensure that children acquire foundational skills. The reality is sobering.

Ray Hao is a PhD student and Fulton Fellow in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, studying under Dr. Jamie Gorman. Lucrezia Lucchi is a Psychology PhD student in the Dynamics of ...