
LeAnna Marr
@leannajoon
USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education. Life-long education advocate. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Michigander. Tweets are my own.
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14-05-2011 10:37:14
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Happy International Literacy Day. Check out this special message from ARCHIVED NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio from the International Space Station and USAID Education on the importance of reading and Foundational skills. youtu.be/iEObagP6fCw?si…



Malawi’s progress raising learning levels shows potential to accelerate improvements throughout Africa. Malawi’s leadership on foundational learning throughout the AU Year of Education in 2024 will be crucial. #endlearningpoverty Benjamin Piper Robert Jenkins USAID Education


No desks in these Malawi classrooms. But there were dynamic teachers and children learning reading and numeracy! Shout out to the Minister of Education and her team for their dedication to improve foundational skills! USAID Education Benjamin Piper Robert Jenkins USAID Malawi


Take off for the Global Partnership for Education Board Meeting to discuss how scaling and learning outcomes really take off ensuring access for the most marginalized, including refugees, and mitigating the impacts of lead poisoning on learning outcomes. #endlearningpoverty USAID Education Center for Global Development


#EducationDay is tomorrow! Check our new blog where Luis Benveniste, Jo Bourne, Benjamin Piper, Stefania Giannini, Alicia Herbert OBE, Robert Jenkins and I emphasize foundational learning & social-emotional skills in Africa. #EndLearningPovert USAID Education wrld.bg/rtX350QtFpW


Thrilled to hear Samantha Power declare @ #USAIDGEC that fighting #lead is now a top USAID priority. Killing more people annually than HIV & malaria combined, #poisoning could explain 20% of kids' learning gap in LMICs. LeAnna Marr BasicEduCoalition usaid.gov/news-informati…

📚 It is imperative to continue investing in foundational learning skills and strengthening partnerships at all levels if we want to #EndLearningPoverty! 📷Luis Benveniste Stefania Giannini Robert Jenkins Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima LeAnna Marr Judith Herbertson Jo Bourne Benjamin Piper



A safe school is the basis for a quality education. GPE's Jo Bourne, Susannah Hares of Center for Global Development, Judith Herbertson, Robert Jenkins of UNICEF Education, LeAnna Marr of USAID Education and Dipak Naker explain how to #EndCorporalPunishment g.pe/FazK50RrfkU






