Education

World Bank Approves $250 Million Program to Improve the Quality of Elementary Teachers in Bihar, India

The World Bank approved a $250 million credit for the Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in Bihar Program to improve the effectiveness of elementary school teachers in Bihar by making them more qualified, accountable and responsive.

Support for teachers in pre-World Education Forum declaration

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World Education Forum will set roadmap for global education until 2030

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Children attend a grade 3 math class at the Yasin Bay Primary School in in North Darfur,...

EI leading force at World Education Forum

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Global Financing for Education needed to make new goal a reality

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New global education agenda: Teacher involvement will be key to success

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Monique Fouilhoux, Susan Hopgood and David Edwards

World Bank Group Doubles Results-Based Financing for Education to US$5 Billion over Next 5 Years

On the eve of the landmark World Education Forum 2015, the World Bank Group announced that it will double results-based financing for education to US$5 billion over the next five years. The new financing is part of the Bank Group’s commitment to end...

Bullying: What We Know Based On 40 Years of Research

A special issue of American Psychologist® provides a comprehensive review of over 40 years of research on bullying among school age youth, documenting the current understanding of the complexity of the issue and suggesting directions for future...