You'd think the best way to get girls to succeed in school would be to design programs specifically for them — offer them mental health support or free menstrual pads.
But that's not necessarily the case, according to a new study, published in May in the journal World Bank Economic Review. Researchers David Evans and Fei Yuan reviewed 267 studies of education programs from 54 low- and middle-income countries to find the most effective ways to get more girls in school and improve their learning. Globally, more than 130 million girls remain out of school, according to the World Bank, due to poverty, child marriage and violence.
