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A project report by Katumbi Lara, Salome Njambi, Anushka Ghosh, Shilvaan Patel and Nicolas Bottan. We study the potential of educational television — delivered at scale and viewed at home…

Photo of Wunni Sabo and another parent from the Zarantinga community reading a nudge message on their mobile phone. Credit: Daniel Peprah. Wunni Sabo, a parent from the Zarantinga community,…

Last year, the Government of Tanzania initiated an overhaul of its basic education system, captured in the 2023 Policy Reform.  This reform has been characterised by a renewed commitment to…

When disability is discussed in education, focus often goes to the learner, — but why do we so rarely focus on teachers with disabilities? How can we engage them in…

This blog describes initial findings from two research projects in Pakistan: Technology to Empower Actors Across the Learning Ecosystem and Can Digital Technology Accelerate Learning and Skills? The team comprises…

This blog is written by colleagues from the Busara Centre for Behavioural Economics, as part of a joint research project with EdTech Hub investigating the impact of educational television on…

The education system in Pakistan has seen remarkable progress, with primary enrolment increasing from 55% to 73% in less than two decades. However, challenges remain, as average student learning needs…

Research on teacher-AI collaboration is limited despite AI’s growing role in education, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To address this gap, this study investigates how teacher agency in…

This policy brief examines the challenges and opportunities of using mobile learning (mLearning) for teacher professional development (TPD) to improve student learning outcomes, with a focus on access, usage, and…