08 Aug 2013
Innovative Financing in Education: Is it Over Before it Began? No, We just need to Pivot our thinking
By Nicholas Burnett, Results for Development Institute. Starting in 2010, it seemed as if innovative financing was about to make its... Read More
05 Aug 2013
Much Ado about Low-Fee Private Schools
By Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, Education Partnership Center, Nigeria. I recently visited an educational establishment in Lagos to conduct some research. For ease... Read More
29 Jul 2013
Chalkboards and Cheeseboards – Resisting the Workplace’s Colonisation of the Schoolroom
By Mike Douse, freelance education advisor. Many contributors to the post-MDG debate appear to take it as a glorious given that... Read More
23 Jul 2013
More Effective Education Aid: The Challenge of Achieving More Evidence-based Aid Allocation
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development. From efficient to effective aid allocation The post-Dakar Education for All (EFA) decade saw much focus... Read More
18 Jul 2013
Whither Post-2015? A Critique of the Post-2015 High Level Panel’s Education and Economic Goals
By Steven Klees, University of Maryland. The High Level Panel (HLP), appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, released its highly awaited... Read More
15 Jul 2013
The Red Threads of China’s Education and Training Cooperation with Africa
By Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh and NORRAG. China has an increasing role as an education collaborator with Africa, and this... Read More
09 Jul 2013
Acronym Stew: Why Some New Ingredients in International Development are Best Left Uncombined
By Ruth Naylor, CfBT Education Trust. Popular ingredients and methods in international development come in and out of fashion, just as... Read More
05 Jul 2013
Education Post-2015: Where are we going? How are we getting there?
By Kenneth King and Robert Palmer. Twenty two years ago NORRAG attempted (see NN7 and NN8) a policy history of how... Read More
24 Jun 2013
What's Wrong With Low-Cost Private Schools for the Poor?
By Steven Klees, University of Maryland. Right now, there is considerable attention being focused on a growing phenomenon in a number of... Read More
19 Jun 2013
Educating the Poor: Social Entrepreneur Style
By Karina Veal, Asian Development Bank. In common with the best international schools, Year 10 students at the school established in... Read More