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Improving learning outcomes for out-of-school children: evidence from a randomized evaluation of an accelerated learning program in Liberia

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  • Jeffery McManus
  • Mico Rudasingwa
  • Ewoud Nijhof
  • Kenna Mokobi
  • Serigne Fallou Deme
  • James Kiawoin
  • Felipe Acero Garay
  • Leah Mwai
  • Cassandre Pignon

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Children in Liberia receive 2.2 learning-adjusted years of schooling, one of the lowest levels of educational attainment in the world. We study one approach to address low enrollment and low rates of learning: a 10-month accelerated learning program run by the Luminos Fund to help out-of-school children catch up to grade level. We conducted a randomized evaluation of the program across 100 communities in Liberia. We find that the program had large effects on reading and numeracy skills for out-of-school children, and that children in the program catch up to the learning levels of children in government schools.

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  • Jeffery McManus & Mico Rudasingwa & Ewoud Nijhof & Kenna Mokobi & Serigne Fallou Deme & James Kiawoin & Felipe Acero Garay & Leah Mwai & Cassandre Pignon, 2025. "Improving learning outcomes for out-of-school children: evidence from a randomized evaluation of an accelerated learning program in Liberia," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 19-38, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:33:y:2025:i:1:p:19-38
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2024.2410773
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