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Ensuring equality in education through social accountability and advocacy

May 26, 2023

The Institute of Informatics and Development (IID) recently participated in a Learning Event hosted by Education Out Loud’s (EOL) Regional Management Unit (RMU) in Nagarkot, Nepal. The event, held from…

Uncovering the state of education resilience in Bangladesh

March 30, 2023

With the view of its mission to inquire about evidence for policy for an inclusive society, IID has successfully completed a national-level education resilience survey. The study explores different aspects…

Parliamentarians vow to ensure educational justice

March 14, 2023

Addressing the inequality of the segregated education system and improving teacher quality are keys to ensuring educational justice. To discuss the issues and factors that challenge ensuring educational justice in…

Youths have made their voices heard through the Youth Manifesto 2023!

March 12, 2023

Keeping the National Election 2024 ahead, a team of three members, including Deen Islam (Oikko), Anindo Sundar Basak, and Shirin Akhter Asha, handed over the ‘Youth Manifesto’ to Members of…

Policy Hackathon 2023 “Youth for Educational Justice” Concluded with the Promise of Action!

March 5, 2023

Youths from across Bangladesh took part in the hackathon competition, which was organized at BRAC Learning Center, Dhaka. Participants from a variety of backgrounds, and areas like the transgender community,…

Addressing Learning Loss and Social Exclusion in Bangladesh: Insights from IID’s Presentation at CIES 2023

February 15, 2023

Do we know to what extent have COVID-induced socioeconomic shocks contributed to the progression loss in learning among 5 to 16-year-old children in Bangladesh? There was always a debate on…

Lack of resilience in education sector needs to be addressed to ensure quality and inclusive education

January 27, 2023

To understand community-level perceptions about the impact of COVID-19 on the education of children in rural areas, IID conducted a pilot study in two villages from two different districts, one…

Voices from the Grassroots: Importance of demand-driven and participatory school budget

December 31, 2022

In this video, the members of two learning collaboratives from Sreemangal and Saghata upazilas led by IID express their concerns and commitments regarding the school budget. Even though the education…

A Participatory Demand-Driven Budget is Required to Strengthen the Education System

December 30, 2022

“Before finalizing the SLIP budget of the primary schools, teachers, parents, and SMC members need to sit together and determine the needs. It will help us to understand the actual…

Understanding the Learning Loss of children due to Pandemic in Bangladesh to Promote Better Monitoring of Learning

December 17, 2022

IID presented the preliminary findings from its two ongoing studies on education system resilience at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific…

Stakeholders called for Disability-Inclusive Parliament

December 7, 2022

Discussions in a policy breakfast meeting demanded that the Bangladesh parliament needs to develop process, policies and practices driven toward disability-inclusive development of the country. Almost 7 per cent of…

Assessing the impact of system shocks on learning level and learning loss that increase social inequity

December 4, 2022

The global pandemic shock that led to school closures, unequal access to technology-based educational facilities, and other disruptions impacted the educational system significantly. IID assessed the learning level and learning…