Why Aren't Children Learning

We are five years away from 2015, the year when the Millennium Development Goal of universal education is supposed to be achieved, and the school attendance numbers do look good. In many parts of both East and West Africa, and almost all of South Asia, school enrollment has grown rapidly, with prima...

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Main Authors: Banerjee, Abhijit V., Duflo, Esther
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6100
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spelling okr-10986-61002021-04-23T14:02:24Z Why Aren't Children Learning Banerjee, Abhijit V. Duflo, Esther classroom enrollment exam higher test scores primary school primary school enrollment private school private schools public schools reading regular teachers school attendance schooling schools student learning student performance teachers teaching universal education We are five years away from 2015, the year when the Millennium Development Goal of universal education is supposed to be achieved, and the school attendance numbers do look good. In many parts of both East and West Africa, and almost all of South Asia, school enrollment has grown rapidly, with primary school enrollment now exceeding 90 percent in many areas (UNESCO 2009). 2012-05-16T16:21:38Z 2012-05-16T16:21:38Z 2011-04 Journal Article Development Outreach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6100 Development Outreach CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Journal Article India Kenya Pakistan Indonesia Madagascar Uganda Taiwan Peru Guyana Morocco
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schooling
schools
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student performance
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higher test scores
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primary school enrollment
private school
private schools
public schools
reading
regular teachers
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student performance
teachers
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universal education
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Duflo, Esther
Why Aren't Children Learning
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description We are five years away from 2015, the year when the Millennium Development Goal of universal education is supposed to be achieved, and the school attendance numbers do look good. In many parts of both East and West Africa, and almost all of South Asia, school enrollment has grown rapidly, with primary school enrollment now exceeding 90 percent in many areas (UNESCO 2009).
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author Banerjee, Abhijit V.
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title Why Aren't Children Learning
title_short Why Aren't Children Learning
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title_full_unstemmed Why Aren't Children Learning
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