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Teacher development and school performance: Seven lessons from schools that do well

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Kerala’s silent crisis: Educated youth, but locked out of work

Despite performing well in terms of educational access and attainment, the southern state of Kerala exhibits very high rates of youth who are not in education, employment, or training. Based on qualit...

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When fathers migrate: Does It benefit or disrupt left-behind children’s education?

While studies have explored the impact of male out-migration on left-behind women, there is limited evidence on the effects on children. Analysing data from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, this artic...

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Making vocational training more effective at improving youth employment outcomes

Youth unemployment remains a significant challenge in India, with large-scale public skilling programmes achieving limited success in improving labour-market outcomes. This article explains the approa...

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Teacher development and school performance: Seven lessons from schools that do well

While the centrality of teachers’ role in the learning process at schools is widely recognised, challenges on the ground come in the way of quality outcomes. Based on preliminary insights from a pil...

  • Notes from the Field

Kerala’s silent crisis: Educated youth, but locked out of work

Despite performing well in terms of educational access and attainment, the southern state of Kerala exhibits very high rates of youth who are not in education, employment, or training. Based on qualit...

  • Notes from the Field

When fathers migrate: Does It benefit or disrupt left-behind children’s education?

While studies have explored the impact of male out-migration on left-behind women, there is limited evidence on the effects on children. Analysing data from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, this artic...

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Making vocational training more effective at improving youth employment outcomes

Youth unemployment remains a significant challenge in India, with large-scale public skilling programmes achieving limited success in improving labour-market outcomes. This article explains the approa...

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India’s primary healthcare reform: Improved service delivery, reduced mortality

On average, a 60-year-old in India can expect to live for about 19 years, four years less than their counterparts in high-income countries – with the gap being partly driven by poor access to qualit...

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Youth’s digital readiness in rural India

As India undergoes rapid technological transformation, digital literacy has become a key driver of youth’s preparedness for future educational, economic, and social opportunities. In this note, Kuma...

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Lighting the path to learning: Can electricity boost children’s test scores?

When households gain access to electricity, children are more likely to be enrolled in school. But do they also perform better? Based on West Bengal’s universal household electrification programme a...

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Reflections on how the New Education Policy plays out in the classroom

The National Education Policy, 2020 emphasises the acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy by Standard 2. Yet, little is known about how the related initiatives have translated into changes ...

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The unintended effect of alcohol prohibition on adolescents’ mental health

Alcohol consumption is typically initiated during adolescence, with long-lasting implications on adult health, economic stability, and well-being. Analysing Bihar’s alcohol ban, this article finds a...

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ASER 2024: More than a post-pandemic recovery in learning

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 reports on children’s schooling status and reading and arithmetic levels from almost all rural districts of India. In this post, Wilima Wadhwa, Dire...

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Enhancing foundational learning through parent-teacher collaboration

Despite advancements in primary school enrolment, over 50% of pupils in rural India fail to achieve core literacy, while 44% lack numeracy skills at the end of grade 5. Based on a randomised experimen...

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The wide-ranging benefits of India’s Public Distribution System

India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) is the world’s largest food transfer programme and India’s most far-reaching social safety net, accounting for 60% of the country’s social assistance b...

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