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With donor priorities shifting and global crises competing for attention, the future of development aid—particularly for social sectors like education—has rarely been more uncertain. Given the dramatic reductions in US aid and impending cuts by other donors such as the UK, low- and middle-income cou...

As school meal programmes continue to expand globally, so too is the body of evidence from impact evaluations. Given the multiplicity of objectives and the diversity of contexts in which school meals programmes are implemented, there is still a need for more rigorous evidence on the impacts of schoo...

School meals are popular among governments and charitable organisations aiming to alleviate hunger in schools. Yet, there is often debate around whether alternative approaches, such as cash transfers or take-home rations, might achieve similar goals more effectively. Common questions include Wouldn’...

Without a teacher at the front of the classroom, no learning can take place. But all over the world, teachers are leaving the profession in droves. There are a variety of reasons for this—from low pay to political instability. High levels of teacher attrition not only strain education systems, becau...

As the largest international source of education financing, the World Bank funds a wide range of activities, from school construction to international assessments. Specifically, 602 education projects approved between 1998 and 2017 have financed 139 different types of activities, as per the Bank's i...

As many developing countries approach universal enrollment in primary school, the World Bank has emerged as one of the most prominent advocates for a pivot “from schooling access to learning outcomes” in recent decades. The most recent education strategy of the Bank, adopted in 2011, emphasizes the ...