World Bank - Building Better Formal TVET Systems: Principles and Practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Educate! was cited in a joint report by the World Bank, ILO, and UNESCO, which references Educate!’s model and highlights how a focus on foundational skills for self-employment can inform the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

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USAID - Promoting Practices in Engaging Youth and Higher Education Institutions in the COVID-19 Response

Educate!’s distance learning model was highlighted in a case study published by USAID in partnership with the University of Auckland. The study details what tools, guidance, and evidence the education sector used to support learners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GPE - A lesson from Rwanda: The comprehensive assessment management software that scores highly with teachers

This article spotlights the Comprehensive Assessment Management Information System (CA-MIS), a software application that enables teachers in Rwanda to track students’ progress and grades continuously, encouraging them to engage in critical thinking and become problem solvers.

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J-PAL — Investing in Girls' Education? Top 3 Lessons from the Evidence

J-PAL Africa highlights Educate! in its argument for investments in evidence-based interventions on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) blog. The policy researchers highlight Educate!’s impact as an example of an approach demonstrating strong results for girls.

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GPE — An Evidence-based Approach for Integrating Skills into Education Systems

After learning that our in-school model measurably impacts youth beyond the classroom, we wondered if governments could adopt and deliver it. In this article, Educate’s leaders position secondary school as the most natural and cost-efficient space for youth to build the skills they’ll need to succeed.

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The World Bank — Hard Skills or Soft Skills for the Youth?

Markus Goldstein, Gender Innovation Lab lead at the World Bank, shares the results of the 3-week bootcamp we helped run in 2013, which became the foundation of our out-of-school youth model. Goldstein concludes, “Overall, this is a cool result – and one of the stronger I have seen for youth-oriented training.”

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The World Bank's S4YE — How are Youth Employment programs adapting to COVID‒19?

In this brief, the World Bank highlights different ways in which youth employment projects in S4YE’s Impact Portfolio, including Educate!, adapted their strategies and delivery models in response to COVID‒19.

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IPA — Rwanda RCT Study Summary

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)’s summary of the 4-year follow-on RCT results with researchers from the University of California-Berkeley, The World Bank, and IPA.

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Educate! — Rwanda RCT Interpretation Memo

Educate!’s overview of the external RCT from researchers at Oregon State University, the World Bank, and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and partners at the Rwanda Education Board (REB) and Akazi Kanoze Access to study the impact of the Educate! Exchange.

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