One-on-One with TaRL Africa’s Board Chair, Rachel Glennerster

Events, News

Rachel Glennerster is TaRL Africa’s board chair. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She is currently an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago....

The TaRL Africa Board Meets in Côte d’Ivoire

Events, Global education, News

Feedback discussions between board members, the TaRL Africa team, and teachers from EPP Amitié 2 school in Divo In February, the TaRL Africa Board held its first meeting this year in Côte d’Ivoire. TaRL Africa supports the Ministère de l’Education Nationale et...

Leveraging Community Groups to improve school attendance

Events, Global education, News

Aisha with traditional leaders, religious leaders, PTA representatives, staff of local government education authority during the inauguration of the advocacy group in Ikara, Kaduna Nigeria in Sept 2022     Aisha Umar Adamu is the Kaduna state Team Lead in...

Kenya needs to invest in advancing literacy and numeracy skills in early grades.

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Learners practice a literacy activity in small groups during a TaRL session. Photo: TaRL Africa Learning outcomes for children in early grades are poor despite ambitious education reforms in the country, such as the free primary education act and the introduction of...

Simple, Timely Learning Assessments Are Essential to Driving Instruction That Leads to Improvements in Learning Outcomes

Global education, Learning, News, TaRL Programme News, Uncategorized

A teacher facilitating a TaRL numeracy activity in Nigeria. (Photo: British Council) In line with the RISE messaging campaign action of ‘Measure learning reliably, regularly, and relevantly’, we discuss one example of what such learning measurement looks like in the...

How do teachers’ beliefs and intentions influence the delivery of teaching practices in Zambia?

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Learners participate in a TaRL activity during a Catch Up session in Zambia. Photo: VVOB Busara Center, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa and VVOB have entered into a unique new partnership to study the influence of teachers’ beliefs and intentions on the...