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Study shows successful education reforms lead to better economies

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Conducted over two years and including 10,000 students from across Kenya, it finds “among the largest learning gains ever measured in international education.”

The NewGlobe methods studied by Prof Kremer and his co-authors show learning outcomes can be improved for all children.

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