NewGlobe – Kuwait Financial Express http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com Tue, 09 May 2023 08:16:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 African governments harness education data to reverse learning crisis http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/african-governments-harness-education-data-to-reverse-learning-crisis/ Tue, 09 May 2023 08:16:56 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=307535 LONDON, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — African education leaders travelling to London to showcase NewGlobe–supported transformational public educational programs at the prestigious Education World Forum (EWF), May 8 – 10.

Harnessing education data to drive learning transformation will be a key takeaway for the global education community at EWF, the biggest gathering of education ministers in the world.

They face what World Bank Education Director, Jaime Saavedra, calls, "the most serious crisis in education in 100 years."

Data from the World Bank shows global Learning Poverty "" defined as the percentage of 10–year–olds unable to read a simple sentence "" in low and middle–income countries has increased from 50% to 70% while in Sub–Saharan Africa it is 90%.

Despite such enormous challenges, NewGlobe–supported programs in Nigeria, Liberia, Rwanda, and Manipur (India) are leading the way in the use of education data–led solutions to Learning Poverty.

The success stories of the EKOEXCEL, EdoBEST, BayelsaPRIME, KwaraLEARN, Bridge Liberia, RwandaEQUIP, and STAR Education programs will be on display at EWF. All are seeing huge improvements in learning outcomes.

Underpinning their success is a data–driven structured pedagogy, independently assessed in Kenya in a study led by Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Michael Kremer. It confirmed learning gains among the "largest ever measured in international education."

The EKOEXCEL program in Lagos State, Nigeria is an exemplary case of using data–driven solutions to reverse Learning Poverty. One of the program's initiatives, the "Situation Room' will be on display at EWF.

The Situation Room visualizes data from all 1012 primary schools in Lagos State, offering powerful insights. Using NewGlobe's Spotlight software, gives education leaders access to key data in real time "" empowering the government to make informed interventions.

Lagos State Education Commissioner, Folashade Adefisayo said:

"If there are any problems in schools, we are able to track them, so people going there to solve the problem have a lot of data in their hands; they would know how many children and teachers there are, whether the head teacher is at school and whether students are having learning difficulties in a subject."

Within eight weeks of EKOEXCEL's launch, literacy learning rates measured three times faster, and numeracy two times faster, than schools not in the program.

EWF promises to inspire governments to harness education data to reshape education and overcome Learning Poverty, with visionary African governments leading.

For additional information, contact: marek.pruszewicz@newglobe.education


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NewGlobe methods transforming African and Indian education as world leaders gather to address learning crisis at global summit. http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/newglobe-methods-transforming-african-and-indian-education-as-world-leaders-gather-to-address-learning-crisis-at-global-summit/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=304898

LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An innovative teaching methodology delivering "learning gains among the largest ever measured" is being taken–up by more and more African and Indian governments – ahead of the global education summit to tackle what's being called the greatest learning crisis for 100 years.

Rwanda's Government is the latest to launch a national education transformation program – RwandaEQUIP – with the aim of making the country's entire basic education system globally competitive.

Global leaders are gathering in New York for the UN Transforming Education Summit – convened in response to the crisis in global education. A "Solutions Day' will focus on the few replicable programs – like RwandaEQUIP – already delivering transformation at scale.

"Educational transformation is a core priority for the Government of Rwanda and bold investments have been made to this effect," said Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of State in Charge of Primary and Secondary Education.

RwandaEQUIP is supported by NewGlobe's innovative methodology, confirmed in a landmark study to deliver learning gains easily in the top 1% of those ever rigorously studied at scale in emerging markets.

The study, led by Professor Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner, suggests children living in underserved communities receive over 53% more learning in NewGlobe supported schools compared to students in other schools.

The results are an affirmation of NewGlobe's integrated learning system, used by the Government of Rwanda and others across Africa and India to support a million students today and growing year–on–year.

The study is based on a randomized control trial of more than 10,000 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Kenya.

  • After two years, primary students taught using NewGlobe's methods are nearly a whole additional year of learning ahead of students in other schools.
  • For pre–primary students, two years' teaching using NewGlobe's methods puts them a year–and–a–half of additional learning ahead of other students.


NewGlobe's Africa Director Clement Uwajenza said: "Despite enormous global investment, the 2030 SDG4 education targets will be missed, failing another generation of children. Now, is the time to identify and scale effective local solutions already being implemented by governments in the Global South. We all know the scale of the crisis, now we need practical action to solve it. The international community must unite and commit to implementing solutions already proven to work if we're to have any prospect of delivering on the promise of quality education for all. We must all hope that this Summit seizes the chance for change."

The groundbreaking education study also finds children taught using New Globe's methods are three times more likely to be able to read at age seven. The World Bank estimates 90% of 10 year olds in Africa can't read a single sentence.

World Bank Education Director Jaime Saavedra says the level of learning poverty in low and middle income countries is "the most serious education crisis of the last 100 years."

The latest UNESCO estimates suggest that SDG4 – the target to ensure quality education for all by 2030 – will be missed, with 300 million children still not reaching basic standards in literacy and numeracy.

More details: marek.pruszewicz@newglobe.education

Photos accompanying this announcement are available at

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c9d01433–18ba–4690–b2ae–cd561c3b4f10

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2210e4a1–6f26–4353–878a–a68ec7d2ed81


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NewGlobe methods transforming African and Indian education as world leaders gather to address learning crisis at global summit. http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/newglobe-methods-transforming-african-and-indian-education-as-world-leaders-gather-to-address-learning-crisis-at-global-summit/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=304897

LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An innovative teaching methodology delivering "learning gains among the largest ever measured" is being taken–up by more and more African and Indian governments – ahead of the global education summit to tackle what's being called the greatest learning crisis for 100 years.

Rwanda's Government is the latest to launch a national education transformation program – RwandaEQUIP – with the aim of making the country's entire basic education system globally competitive.

Global leaders are gathering in New York for the UN Transforming Education Summit – convened in response to the crisis in global education. A "Solutions Day' will focus on the few replicable programs – like RwandaEQUIP – already delivering transformation at scale.

"Educational transformation is a core priority for the Government of Rwanda and bold investments have been made to this effect," said Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of State in Charge of Primary and Secondary Education.

RwandaEQUIP is supported by NewGlobe's innovative methodology, confirmed in a landmark study to deliver learning gains easily in the top 1% of those ever rigorously studied at scale in emerging markets.

The study, led by Professor Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner, suggests children living in underserved communities receive over 53% more learning in NewGlobe supported schools compared to students in other schools.

The results are an affirmation of NewGlobe's integrated learning system, used by the Government of Rwanda and others across Africa and India to support a million students today and growing year–on–year.

The study is based on a randomized control trial of more than 10,000 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Kenya.

  • After two years, primary students taught using NewGlobe's methods are nearly a whole additional year of learning ahead of students in other schools.
  • For pre–primary students, two years' teaching using NewGlobe's methods puts them a year–and–a–half of additional learning ahead of other students.


NewGlobe's Africa Director Clement Uwajenza said: "Despite enormous global investment, the 2030 SDG4 education targets will be missed, failing another generation of children. Now, is the time to identify and scale effective local solutions already being implemented by governments in the Global South. We all know the scale of the crisis, now we need practical action to solve it. The international community must unite and commit to implementing solutions already proven to work if we're to have any prospect of delivering on the promise of quality education for all. We must all hope that this Summit seizes the chance for change."

The groundbreaking education study also finds children taught using New Globe's methods are three times more likely to be able to read at age seven. The World Bank estimates 90% of 10 year olds in Africa can't read a single sentence.

World Bank Education Director Jaime Saavedra says the level of learning poverty in low and middle income countries is "the most serious education crisis of the last 100 years."

The latest UNESCO estimates suggest that SDG4 – the target to ensure quality education for all by 2030 – will be missed, with 300 million children still not reaching basic standards in literacy and numeracy.

More details: marek.pruszewicz@newglobe.education

Photos accompanying this announcement are available at

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c9d01433–18ba–4690–b2ae–cd561c3b4f10

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2210e4a1–6f26–4353–878a–a68ec7d2ed81


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Nobel Prize-winner confirms among largest learning gains ever measured in international education in NewGlobe-supported schools http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/nobel-prize-winner-confirms-among-largest-learning-gains-ever-measured-in-international-education-in-newglobe-supported-schools/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:31:36 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=305802 NAIROBI, Kenya, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Nobel Prize–winning economist has confirmed "learning gains among the largest ever measured' in schools by any major study in emerging markets.

The study, led by Professor Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner, finds children living in underserved communities receive over 53% more learning in NewGlobe supported schools throughout their early childhood and primary education compared to students in other schools.

The findings were announced by Professor Kremer at the Education World Forum and suggest a potential solution to learning poverty.

Replicated across public education systems, the gains would put African children from underserved communities on track to outperform or match peers in countries with incomes four times higher.

The groundbreaking study finds children taught using New Globe's methods are three times more likely to be able to read at age seven. The World Bank estimates 90% of 10 year olds in Africa can't read.

The most disadvantaged students gain the most. Girls make the same learning leap as boys.

NewGlobe delivers a standard deviation increase of 1.35 in pre–primary learning and 0.81 in primary learning, easily in the top 1% of learning gains ever rigorously studied at scale in emerging markets.

The results are an affirmation of NewGlobe's integrated learning system – used by governments across Africa and South Asia to support a million students today and growing year–on–year.

The two–year study is based on a large–scale randomized control trial of more than 10,000 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Kenya.

  • After two years, primary students taught using NewGlobe's methods are nearly a whole additional year of learning ahead of students in other schools.
  • For pre–primary students, two years' teaching using NewGlobe's methods puts them a year–and–a–half of additional learning ahead of other students.
  • 82% of Grade 1 students – six/seven–years–old – in NewGlobe–supported schools can read a sentence, compared with 27% in other schools.
  • Students starting from lowest learning levels gain the most. NewGlobe–supported students outperform their peers across all test scores, but with differences greatest for students with the lowest prior learning.

Professor Kremer said:

"The effects in this study are among the largest in the international education literature, particularly for a program that was already operating at scale" attending schools delivering highly standardized education has the potential to produce dramatic learning gains at scale, suggesting that policymakers may wish to explore incorporation of standardization, including standardized lesson plans and teacher feedback and monitoring, in their own systems."

Full details here

Contact: Marek Pruszewicz, Director, Communications
Company: NewGlobe
Email: Marek.Pruszewicz@NewGlobe.Education

Photos accompanying this announcement are available at

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7c14349f–6049–493d–853f–997214b2482c

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bff1b847–ccc8–479a–ae67–a1c378dbd7f4

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e24da4eb–1d8f–44b2–9af3–5a552760faa5

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Nobel Prize-winner confirms among largest learning gains ever measured in international education in NewGlobe-supported schools http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/nobel-prize-winner-confirms-among-largest-learning-gains-ever-measured-in-international-education-in-newglobe-supported-schools/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:31:36 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=305801 NAIROBI, Kenya, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Nobel Prize–winning economist has confirmed "learning gains among the largest ever measured' in schools by any major study in emerging markets.

The study, led by Professor Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner, finds children living in underserved communities receive over 53% more learning in NewGlobe supported schools throughout their early childhood and primary education compared to students in other schools.

The findings were announced by Professor Kremer at the Education World Forum and suggest a potential solution to learning poverty.

Replicated across public education systems, the gains would put African children from underserved communities on track to outperform or match peers in countries with incomes four times higher.

The groundbreaking study finds children taught using New Globe's methods are three times more likely to be able to read at age seven. The World Bank estimates 90% of 10 year olds in Africa can't read.

The most disadvantaged students gain the most. Girls make the same learning leap as boys.

NewGlobe delivers a standard deviation increase of 1.35 in pre–primary learning and 0.81 in primary learning, easily in the top 1% of learning gains ever rigorously studied at scale in emerging markets.

The results are an affirmation of NewGlobe's integrated learning system – used by governments across Africa and South Asia to support a million students today and growing year–on–year.

The two–year study is based on a large–scale randomized control trial of more than 10,000 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Kenya.

  • After two years, primary students taught using NewGlobe's methods are nearly a whole additional year of learning ahead of students in other schools.
  • For pre–primary students, two years' teaching using NewGlobe's methods puts them a year–and–a–half of additional learning ahead of other students.
  • 82% of Grade 1 students – six/seven–years–old – in NewGlobe–supported schools can read a sentence, compared with 27% in other schools.
  • Students starting from lowest learning levels gain the most. NewGlobe–supported students outperform their peers across all test scores, but with differences greatest for students with the lowest prior learning.

Professor Kremer said:

"The effects in this study are among the largest in the international education literature, particularly for a program that was already operating at scale" attending schools delivering highly standardized education has the potential to produce dramatic learning gains at scale, suggesting that policymakers may wish to explore incorporation of standardization, including standardized lesson plans and teacher feedback and monitoring, in their own systems."

Full details here

Contact: Marek Pruszewicz, Director, Communications
Company: NewGlobe
Email: Marek.Pruszewicz@NewGlobe.Education

Photos accompanying this announcement are available at

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7c14349f–6049–493d–853f–997214b2482c

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bff1b847–ccc8–479a–ae67–a1c378dbd7f4

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e24da4eb–1d8f–44b2–9af3–5a552760faa5

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/65963b7b–0d3a–41a9–948a–8e10b8168635


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