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By: J-PAL Staff
Over one billion children experienced some form of extended school closure from 2020 to 2022 (World Bank, 2022). Youth Impact, an NGO headquartered in Botswana, had for several years prior implemented Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), an approach to teaching foundational literacy and numeracy, due to evidence of its effectiveness 
By: Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
Stephanie Khurana was recently named founding CEO of Axim Collaborative, a new online education initiative designed to make learning more accessible, effective, and relevant. Read more
By: Caroline Perry | Office of the Vice President for Research
What must colleges and universities do differently to help students develop the skills, capacities, and perspectives they’ll need to live, lead, and thrive in a world being remade by the accelerating climate crisis? Read more
By: MIT Open Learning
The AI chatbot from OpenAI launched just a few months ago and immediately became the subject of countless news stories about the impact this technology will have — on our children, on education, on our work now and in the future. Read more
By: Stefanie Koperniak | Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning
MIT ReACT provides education and professional opportunities to learners from refugee and forcibly displaced communities worldwide. ReACT’s core pillars include academic development, human skills development, employment pathways, and network building.
By: Joseph Green | Mashable
MIT leads the way when it comes to online courses, with a wide range available for free on edX. That means you can say you're a student of MIT without leaving the comfort of your own home, and without spending anything at all. Read more
By: Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
“It’s a great example of how MIT is taking a leadership role and multidisciplinary approach to tackling climate change by combining engineering and climate system science in one undergraduate major,” says Professor Ali Jadbabaie. Read more
By: Jane Halpern | Kimberly Tecce | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of the award is to recognize exceptional distinction in teaching, in research, and in service. Read more
By: Meredith Somers
Nurturing happiness takes work, but doing it right can lead to greater productivity and stronger relationships. Read more
By: Angela Pignatiello | MIT Open Learning
Using outlines from the EECS undergraduate degree track as laid out on the department’s website, Kabwe discovered math, programming, foundations, and elective classes to create his own EECS experience. Read more