The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage, and learning outcomes : cross-national impact analyses of education policy reforms.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the learning process of more than 1.5 billion students and youth around the world. The abrupt and unplanned shift to online schooling had a negative impact on student learning and achievement, with the greatest challenges experienced by the most vulnerable learners. Scientific evidence from across the globe is revealing the scale of the learning losses attributable to the school restrictions in response to the pandemic. The literature discussing the efficacy of policy interventions developed to address this generational challenge is very much limited to deliberations about reforming national education systems. Relatively little available research considers thi..
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Brookings Institution > Cities & RegionsWhen worldviews collide: America’s 2024 election | Brookings
Brookings Institution > U.S. Politics & GovernmentWhat a Transitional Government in Haiti will Require to Succeed
After weeks of consultations, and amidst a near total breakdown of law and order in Haiti, a Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-led effort to create a new transitional governing council may be nearing completion. The council’s establishment would allow for the entry of a multinational security force that would then be able to join with the Haitian National Police and restore order. Some have suggested the inclusion of “enablers” for the new security force — air support, drones, intelligence. But to gain the trust of the Haitian people, the new governing council will need its own popular “enablers,” a systematic way to include many more sectors of Haitian society that are currently ign..
USIP > PublicationsPromoting Peace and Stability in the Americas through Religious Freedom
The Western Hemisphere is generally known for protecting freedom of religion or belief. With a few notable exceptions, the countries of the region all enshrine religious freedom at the constitutional level and protect it through laws and policies. But in recent years, authoritarian governments in South America have increasingly viewed religious actors as threats to their regime’s survival and tried to control or crush independent religious activity.
USIP > PublicationsExploring The Potential Of Non-Residential Solar To Tackle Energy Injustice
Despite the observed disparities in US residential solar deployment, there is limited insight into whether these disparities exist for the non-residential sector.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportImagining A Russia Without Putin
Had Boris Nemstov succeeded Yeltsin, Russia’s political trajectory could have been different.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportMedal Of Honor Recipient Will Tell His Story At The Grunin Center
Hoover Institution fellow, General, and former US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said, “Kyle Carpenter’s memoir of gallantry beyond the call of duty provides a vivid reminder that grit and valor remain American hallmarks.” Carpenter is appearing thanks to the Blauvelt Speaker Series, funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas and Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportAnatomy Of A Bank Collapse: Lessons From Silicon Valley Bank And First Republic
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank served as a wake-up call for other financial institutions, regulators, and investors, highlighting the need for more robust risk management practices, more transparency, and greater need to proactively address vulnerabilities in the financial system. Amit Seru, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, examines what factors led up to SVB’s failure and presents innovative short-term and long-term solutions to help stave off bank failures in the future.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportGhana's Economy Will Be Doomed If Anti-Gay Bill Is Assented Into Law – US Professor
Hoover Institution Fellow and Stanford University Professor Larry Diamond has cautioned of direct economic consequences should Ghana assent the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson: Who Doesn't Believe We Can't Talk Anymore?
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson explains how the Democrat Party has changed, and the importance of respectfully disagreeing in the aftermath of the death of former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportSeventy Years Ago This Week: The Hike That Saved The C&O Canal
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the hike that saved the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Though the canal was not made into a national historical park by the National Park Service until 1971, it was a trek made in March 1954 that would result in the canal’s preservation.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson: Terrorists, Squatters, And Other Unintelligible Intelligence
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the ISIS attack in Moscow, squatter’s rights, DEI in the intelligence community, and racializing math in California.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportMoscow Concert Hall Attack Will Have Far-Reaching Impact
On Friday, terrorists attacked the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow leaving 140 people dead and 80 others critically wounded. Soon after, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist group, which is headquartered in Iraq and Syria, has several branches, including in South and Central Asia. Press reports suggest the U.S. government believes the Afghanistan-based affiliate of the Islamic State, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), was behind the attack. The Biden administration has publicly noted that it had warned the Russian government of the terrorism threat in early March in line with the procedure of “Duty to Warn.”
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