John Richards

Education for most Indians is still a ‘bust.' What about Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, the government could call on the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to change the system of remunerating government schoolteachers.

Bridge schools: A local solution to a global problem

In its latest education intervention, Bridge school has strived to improve the five elements required in any working education system.

Politics of School Examinations

In 2009, the government introduced the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE), a mandatory test for grade 5 students to certify completion of the primary cycle.

Our children are in school, but can they read?

Bangladesh can celebrate the International Literacy Day with pride. Since 2000, we have significantly increased enrolment and now nearly all children of an age to be in an early primary grade are in school.

July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023

Education for most Indians is still a ‘bust.' What about Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, the government could call on the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to change the system of remunerating government schoolteachers.

July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022

Bridge schools: A local solution to a global problem

In its latest education intervention, Bridge school has strived to improve the five elements required in any working education system.

May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022

Politics of School Examinations

In 2009, the government introduced the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE), a mandatory test for grade 5 students to certify completion of the primary cycle.

September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017

Our children are in school, but can they read?

Bangladesh can celebrate the International Literacy Day with pride. Since 2000, we have significantly increased enrolment and now nearly all children of an age to be in an early primary grade are in school.

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