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Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills Are Important, Obviously. But Are They More Important than All Other Education Investments?
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Blog Post
Authors/contributors
- Evans, David (Author)
- Hares, Susannah (Author)
Title
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills Are Important, Obviously. But Are They More Important than All Other Education Investments?
Abstract
It’s rare to read an education report these days that doesn’t mention the learning crisis. That’s not surprising. Literacy and numeracy skills among children are dismally low: less than half of all children in low- and middle-income countries can read by the time they are 10 years old. As these data have emerged in recent years, the global education community has swung its focus sharply toward learning.
Blog Title
Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action
Date
2021
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08/08/2022, 16:02
Language
en
Citation
Evans, D., & Hares, S. (2021). Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills Are Important, Obviously. But Are They More Important than All Other Education Investments? Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action. https://www.cgdev.org/blog/foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-skills-are-important-obviously-are-they-more-important-all
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