Using this for conversation starters at OutlierConf 😄

4 Takeaways from our latest blog: 🚸You cannot hide learning losses 📚A larger % of students are poor readers 📈Some countries show improvements 📊New data are a powerful reminder that the world is in a learning crisis ℹ️ wrld.bg/4Tex50OsBwe #EndLearningPoverty #SDG4

Few takeaways: - Learning losses are real; - Turning a blind eye to the pandemic impact carries political risks; - Learning inequality⬆️; - PIRLS data should be further researched. documents.worldbank.org/en/publication… See our note at World Bank Education with Rita K. Almeida and Syedah Aroob Iqbal

🤷🤷‍♀️New data: SHRUG 2 is out!! Development Data Lab has been working on this for two years, a HUGE update to India’s coolest data platform: 1. Maps of *every* 2011 town and village, with ids 2. All data at every geography (villages, districts, ACs, etc)... devdatalab.org/shrug 🧵1/N

Chetty, Deming, & Friedman link tax returns, SAT scores, & admissions files nytimes.com/interactive/20… This figure below shows that rich kids get much higher non-academic ratings by Ivy+ admissions officers Whether standardized test criteria are more or less unfair is unclear 🧵

Hi #EconTwitter! Looking for some PPT slides for an advanced (micro) econometrics course? Bill Evans (the economist from University of Notre Dame, not the jazz pianist😆) has some free material which can be downloaded from his website. Bonus: a STATA tutorial (as well as data and program

One of the best sources of real-time big data? Google Trends. However, despite what you may have heard, it can't simply be used off the shelf. We need to make one important adjustment to it:

#Missing 19yo Amadou "Niko" Diop, was last seen on July 14, at 10:15pm in the 10000 block of Akhtamer Drive in Great Falls. He is 6'1", 150lbs, w/ brown hair & brown eyes. Unknown clothing description. Endangered due to mental &/or physical health concerns. Call 911 w/ info.

"To ensure that education can play a meaningful role in adaptation & mitigation, climate finance must be better targeted & scaled to address specific needs...in the face of increasing climate threats." Radhika Nagesh reviews World Bank's edu. financing: bit.ly/3NoLzng

The second Trump administration is bringing significant shifts in aid and development policy. Stay updated with Center for Global Development expert analysis on major policies, decisions, and impacts from the new administration. ⬇ cgdev.org/tags/second-tr…

This is factually incorrect - by a long shot. Here's our explainer, with Justin Sandefur: No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities cgdev.org/blog/no-90-per…

12% is the portion that goes directly to foreign-based implementers (FY2024). The vast majority of US flagship aid programs -- food aid, PEFPAR, malaria, TB, -- are in the "everything else" pile. They are run by US-based or internat'l implementers and provide in-kind support.

On this Int'l Day to #EndCorporalPunishment, Center for Global Development experts launch a new data hub tracking school-related violence in 92 LMICs—highlighting data gaps, prevalence of violence, & the need for action. Gabriela Smarrelli & Yi Ning Wong break down what you'll find: cgdev.org/blog/new-data-…

Misionero, Pastor, Obispo, Peruano! El Papa es peruano! Y por elección propia. En su primer discurso saluda a la Diócesis de Chiclayo, tierra generosa donde nacieron mis padres. La mas profunda alegria.

On the margins of the Education World Forum, Center for Global Development & Global Partnership for Education are hosting a high-level panel discussion on how to make schools safer & more inclusive for children across sub-Saharan Africa. Happening May 21. RSVP to join us in person or online! bit.ly/4j5jSgH

"The First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure" Next week, at Center for Global Development in DC. If you haven't registerd already, (I think) it's not too late. Come hang out -- link below.

Peer-to-peer bullying can impact children’s learning, physical & mental health. New analysis of the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study shows that bullying is on the rise, and often ignored. More from Yi Ning Wong & Gabriela Smarrelli: bit.ly/3G5gvcn