Can you imagine boarding a plane whose pilot bought his or her piloting license?

Interventions aimed at fostering socioemotional skills continue to grow in number and scope. However, many questions remain about the extent to which these skills are malleable and exactly how…

  A new World Bank study finds that some Chilean technicians with a two-year degree have education returns that are only slightly lower than those of professionals. (Photo: Dominic Chavez/World…

With trends such as automation causing fundamental shifts in the labor market, research is increasingly looking at the value of non-cognitive skills or socioemotional skills. (Photo: Trinn…

When test scores are used to make important decisions, age-related differences scores may have life-changing consequences. (Photo: Maria Fleischmann / World Bank) The inefficiency and inequity…

También disponible en: Español | Français Education systems are simply not performing as needed; not as economies demand, and not as parents desire. Yet it’s important to celebrate and recognize…

Laboratoria, a nonprofit organization that runs six-month courses, targets girls from low-income families who face major barriers to accessing higher education. (Photo: Laboratoria) Intensive “…

This page in: Espanol Students at secondary school. Photo: © Charlotte Kesl / World Bank When I joined the Mexican ministry of education in 2008, one of the first challenges I had was to identify…

Syrian refugee students listen to their school teacher during math classes.  Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank ​In Europe, the year 2015 will be remembered as the year of the “refugee crisis.”…

Rafael and his classmates when they were in high school in Mexico. Photo Credit: Rafael de Hoyos / World Bank With Ciro Avitabile If I could plot the number of bad decisions I’ve made throughout…