VoxDev Development Economics
S4 Ep39: The gap between education policy and practice
Oct 3, 2024
Noam Angrist, an author affiliated with the What Works Hub for Global Education and the University of Oxford, dives deep into the education policy landscape. He discusses the troubling gap between policy intentions and educational realities, especially in low and middle-income countries. Angrist highlights how growing school attendance has not equated to improved learning outcomes. He emphasizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and advocates for better execution strategies in education policy to truly serve students' needs.
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- The significant gap between educational policy and actual household experiences underscores the need for improved policy implementation to enhance learning outcomes.
- Variability in policy responses during the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized that effective service delivery is crucial for schooling success in diverse regions.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Education Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented school closures, affecting over a billion children worldwide. This situation highlighted the need for rapid policy adaptation, as governments had to implement alternative education methods such as remote learning, television broadcasts, and paper packets. The response varied across countries, with some relying on multiple methods to ensure education continued amidst the crisis. This period of necessity provided a unique opportunity to study how quickly policies could change and the discrepancies between educational policy and its practical application.
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