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Mentoring Teachers: What needs to change? Evidence from a qualitative research of the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach in Côte d’Ivoire.

Most Sub-Saharan African countries have made tremendous efforts to improve access to education. However, this effort is not commensurate with the increase in learning outcomes. For instance in Côte d’Ivoire, despite mandatory schooling and high enrollment rates, many children do not acquire basic skills in the early years of schooling and are never provided with …

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Improving Learning Outcomes at Scale: Mid Year Updates 2022

Catch up on how we are improving learning outcomes at scale in our latest updates. While COVID-19 severely hindered learning across the continent, it also created widespread acknowledgment of the learning crisis and acceptance of the need to focus on foundational skills. With the global push for more use of evidence in education policy and …

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TaRL National conference in Nigeria brings together actors in education to address foundational learning

Ongoing panel discussion at the TaRL National Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. The discussion highlights the importance and challenges of foundational skills amongst learners in Nigeria. Credits: TaRL Africa The Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) National Conference was held in Abuja, Nigeria on the 27th and 28th of June, 2022. This first-of-its-kind event brought together …

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Nigeria expansion: Spotlight on Kaduna and Bauchi

Learners in a TaRL classroom activity. Photo Credits: TaRL Africa The governments of Kaduna and Bauchi states have committed to implementing Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) pilots after a successful TaRL programme that was implemented in Borno state in November 2021. The pilots are being led by the respective State Universal Basic Education Boards …

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Innovation fund to support local NGOs to scale up TaRL approach in Africa

Children practice a TaRL reading activity with flashcards. Photo: Grassroots Nest for Innovation and Change (GRIC) Through the contribution of the Hewlett Foundation, the TaRL Africa NGO innovation fund aims to support local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to strengthen and scale up Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) programming across Africa. The one-off fund provides a platform to explore …

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That’s a wrap for 2021!

Children during a TaRL session in Côte d’Ivoire. Photo Credit: TaRL Africa  To download the end-of-the-year updates, click here.     TaRL programming in Sub-Saharan Africa reached over a million children with encouraging results across the board! We worked together with several partners across 12 countries learning together and devising strategies to accomplish the common goal of foundational …

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From India to Zambia: A Learning Journey

  Cross–posted from the J-PAL blog. How can policymakers integrate lessons from innovations proven to be effective in another context? Learning journeys can play a key role in understanding the implementation and context details which drove a program’s impact and might help or hinder success in a new context. As part of J-PAL Africa’s ongoing support to Zambia’s …

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