Next week, members of STS’s staff will join experts and colleagues online for the 60th annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). This year’s conference will focus on “Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts” and is being hosted entirely online from April 25 – May 2, 2021. During that time, STS is excitedRead more
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STS remains one of USAID’s largest providers of EGRAs and EGMAs. At the same time, recent work has allowed us to couple our student assessments with qualitative research services to understand the “whys” and “hows” of trends in education.Read more
Earlier this month STS joined with the FHI 360, Juarez and Associates, and RTI International to share our experiences learning and adapting on reading programs during COVID-19.Read more
Updated as of March 2021 – With the start of the trial of Derek Chauvin this week, we renew our calls for accountability and justice for the Black community. We are saddened that the horrific events that inspired this original post continue on—and do not happen in isolation.STS unequivocally states our support for the AsianRead more
Our aim is to help all children become proficient readers and mathematicians. One strategy we use is cluster-based training, where teachers from different schools come together to share experiences and acquire new skills.Read more
by Mark Lynd, STS President and Co-founder Setting off As I got off the plane in Arusha, Tanzania, questions were swirling in my head: Can the Whole Child Model (WCM) really work in Arusha? Will the lessons we learned working in Guinea for 16 years be applicable in a place as different as Tanzania?Read more
All children deserve a quality education, and STS is committed to creating evaluations that empower programs to meet every students’ needs. Below are two case studies about some of our recent work focused on gender and social inclusion.Read more
All children deserve a quality education, and we are committed to creating evaluations that empower programs to meet all students’ needs.Read more
Even the most promising interventions are limited if they fail to achieve sustainability. Last year, STS used results of our monitoring and evaluation research to advise on program design to ensure greater sustainability and scalability.Read more