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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Early Detection of Reading Difficulties in Mali
Under the U.S. Agency for International Development's Road to Reading Program/Programme Harmonisé d'Appui au Renforcement de l'Education (PHARE), RTI is leading an initiative to improve assessment of student literacy and numeracy.