Evidence-led Judgement at the Frontier of Human Capability
Education isn't short on solutions - It’s short on the know-how to use them.
277 million children are out of school and millions more are not learning. Cost-effective solutions exist, but 80% of community-informed, frontline evidence stays invisible. Now AI and the science of learning are moving faster than the evidence and the systems meant to absorb them.
We bring robust evidence and the collective, lived expertise of those closest to the problem to the leadership decisions that shape human capability. We support governments, funders and institutional leaders on the investment and strategy choices that follow: what to protect, what to extend and how to adapt as AI changes how people learn and work.
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Beyond Access: Strengthening Girls’ Transitions Across Learning Pathways
Global progress in girls’ education is accelerating, yet it hides deep inequities. Millions of girls and young women - especially those affected by poverty, rurality, displacement, or disability - still do not complete secondary school. This evidence synthesis from 68 countries shows that when systems plan and deliver with girls’ realities in mind, their trajectories can shift significantly. When education leaders work in concert with families, communities, and other sectors that shape girls’ daily lives, education can contribute to transformative outcomes.
Insights in Brief: Beyond Access: Strengthening Girls’ Transitions Across Learning Pathways
How to scale and sustain accelerated non-formal education in decentralised systems
Pakistan has expanded Accelerated Learning Programmes more than tenfold since 2021, helping thousands of out-of-school children - especially girls - re-enter formal education. This case study explores how strong policy frameworks, provincial adaptation, community participation, and smarter data systems are sustaining progress in a decentralised system. Discover what’s driving transition rates as high as 90%, and what challenges remain to make every learner’s second chance a lasting one.
Accelerated education: Strengthening transitions of out-of-school children and youth to formal schooling
Alternative pathways to the classroom: Bold solutions to the global teacher shortage
No child left behind? Out-of-school children and youth: Integral to the pact of the future
About us
Learn moreWe are dedicated to strengthening the chain from insights to delivery, so every child can learn.
Our origins
The history of our work to bridge the knowing-doing gap and help every child reach their potential.
Our team
We are a team of experts from the worlds of education policymaking, programming, evidence production and use.
Our partners
We are supported by a visionary co-investor collective and are growing partnerships across governments, agencies, NGOs, universities, businesses, and foundations around the world.