International Education
RTI is supporting education development around the world by strengthening education system management for qualitative improvement of teaching and learning. From our long-standing record in post-apartheid South Africa to innovative work in Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA), RTI is improving education quality, relevance, access, and efficiency.
Focus Areas
- Promoting rational policy making and education management
- Supporting the use of education information for improved decision making and accountability
- Facilitating decentralization and building the management capacity of education actors at all levels
- Establishing and using education standards as tools for research, management, and accountability—particularly in teacher training and in the areas of early grade reading and mathematics
Expertise
- Policy analysis, development, dialogue, and implementation
- Education reform support
- Strategic planning and visioning
- Finance and decentralization
- Education management information systems
- Education management and governance
- Teacher training and support
- Project and grant management
- Survey and assessment methodologies
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Teacher, Speak My Language
Can children learn to read their first written words in a language they don't speak at home? RTI engages in the language-of-instruction debate by investigating the effectiveness of mother tongue versus official language instruction in four African countries.