Transforming Education, Skills-Based Hiring, and More

June 24, 2023

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Improving teaching and learning

Most teacher education interventions have limited or no impact on changing classroom practice. Ghulam Omar Qargha explains the launch of a new project lead by our Center on Universal Education that aims to change this through discussion and research on the role of pedagogies in transforming education systems.

States are leading the way in tearing the ‘paper ceiling’ and making good jobs available to workers without degrees

Last month, Virginia became the 13th state to remove degree requirements for hard-to-fill roles in state government. This trend of tearing the “paper ceiling” is being implemented by policymakers across the political spectrum, and speaks to the critical need to rethink hiring practices in a tough labor market. Papia Debroy and Blair Corcoran de Castillo discuss the merits of skills-based hiring.

USAID’s Policy Framework

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently released its Policy Framework detailing principal agency policies, objectives, and priorities for the Biden administration. George Ingram and Susan Reichle assess the document and note its challenges.

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