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A Global Offer for Learning (GOL): Based on Experiences with Paying for Results

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Children in developing countries get lots of schooling, but they are not necessarily learning. To address this, countries need new forms of feedback, experimentation, and financing that conventional aid is ill-suited to provide. This paper reviews experiences with an unconventional aid modality—paying for results—as it could apply to learning. It proposes creating a Global Offer for Learning that would give countries an award for conducting a competency test and a bonus for each child who has mastered basic skills. The paper explains how such a program could be implemented and accelerate institutional changes needed to improve student learning.

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  • William Savedoff, 2016. "A Global Offer for Learning (GOL): Based on Experiences with Paying for Results," Policy Papers 95, Center for Global Development.
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    2. Alan Gelb & Nabil Hashmi, 2014. "The Anatomy of Program-for-Results - An Approach to Results-Based Aid," Working Papers 374, Center for Global Development.
    3. Nancy Birdsall & Ayah Mahgoub & William D. Savedoff, 2010. "Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid," Working Papers id:3308, eSocialSciences.
    4. Nancy Birdsall & Owen Barder, 2006. "Payments for Progress: A Hands-Off Approach to Foreign Aid," Working Papers 102, Center for Global Development.
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    1. Nancy Birdsall & Barbara Bruns & Janeen Madan, 2016. "Learning Data for Better Policy: A Global Agenda," Policy Papers 96, Center for Global Development.

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