Resources

Based on relevant evidence, GEEAP distills key policy lessons with a focus on cost-effectiveness at scale, disseminates evidence-based recommendations, and collaborates with key stakeholders to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in education.

Other Resources

GEEAP disseminates evidence-based recommendations, and strengthens evidence-informed policymaking in education through meetings, conferences, podcasts, virtual and in-person meetings and collaboration with key education stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries.

Panel: What Works to Teach Reading: From Global Evidence to Local Action in Pakistan - Panel Discussion

In this panel discussion, policymakers, researchers, and education leaders explore how global evidence can inform stronger reading instruction in Pakistan. Drawing on insights from the GEEAP-endorsed report Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What the Evidence Shows, the conversation examines how evidence-based approaches to foundational literacy can be adapted to Pakistan’s education system.

Watch the panel here.

Studies - Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : What the Evidence Shows (2025)

The studies below draw on the GEEAP-endorsed report Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, which underscores that learning to read is both a moral duty and an economic necessity.

Read full studies list here.

References - Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : What the Evidence Shows (2025)

The references below draw on the GEEAP-endorsed report Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, which underscores that learning to read is both a moral duty and an economic necessity.

Read full reference list here.

Podcast: Why we need to invest in foundational learning

In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Benjamin Piper, Director of Global Education at the Gates Foundation and panelist of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP), discusses why investing in foundational learning is essential to closing the global learning gap. He highlights evidence-based interventions—such as structured pedagogy and teaching at the level of the child—that have successfully improved learning outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Podcast: Communicating evidence on education policy

In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Tahir Andrabi, panelist of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) and Professor of Economics at Pomona College, discusses how evidence on effective education policies can be better communicated to policymakers and applied to improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

Podcast: “Great Buys” in Education: Maximizing learning in low and middle-income countries

The UN SDG: Learncast podcast featured Benjamin Piper, Director of Global Education at the Gates Foundation and GEEAP panelist, who discussed evidence-based and cost-effective strategies to improve learning outcomes. The episode explored how GEEAP’s “Smart Buys” can help governments translate proven interventions into effective education policies worldwide.

Podcast: What does recent evidence tell us are “Smart Buys” for improving learning in low- and middle-income countries?

In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Rachel Glennerster, President of the Center for Global Development and panelist of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP), discusses evidence-based “Smart Buys” that identify the most cost-effective ways to improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

Launch video: 2023 “Smart Buys” to Improve Global Learning Levels, June 21, 2023

The Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) launched its 2023 Smart Buys report, where panellists discussed evidence-based, cost-effective strategies to improve learning outcomes and how to translate them into policy action worldwide.