School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals …

"Completing additional years of education necessarily entails spending more time in school. There is naturally a rather … education reform as an instrument for years of education. The authors find that adding one more year of education decreases by …'s first child before age 20, when having at least completed primary education, is about 65 percent; therefore, for this means …

"This paper presents the evaluation of the program Computers for Education. The program aims to integrate computers …

"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in … and low levels of teacher accountability afflict many developing-country education systems. The paper presents evidence on … meet Education for All goals and improve quality. "--World Bank web site …

This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of … education quality on economic growth. Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann show that indeed the quality of education, rather than … mere access to education, is what impacts economic growth. These world-renowned researchers use data on economic growth and …