Mumbai: CEO of Pratham Education Foundation (PEF) based in Mumbai, Dr.
Rukmini Banerji and Stanford University Prof.
Eric A.
Hanushek has been awarded ‘2021 Yidan Prize for Education Research’, bringing awards of $ 3.90 million, or almost Rs 28 Crore , for each laureate, making it the highest educational award in the world.
The coveted award from Yidani Yidan Prize Foundation, Hong Kong, has recognized their land solving work which handles a piece of education puzzle related to ‘improving the quality of education and results for learners on the scale’.
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“Dr.
Banerji and the Pratam team have a clear mission: ‘Every child in school and learning well’, reminders that we need to focus on the quality of education and not just school registration,” said Dorothy K.
Gordon, from the jury and the board of members of the Institute of Technology UNESCO information in education.
The solutions they have used for this purpose have been proven to be cost-effective and can be scaled with the potential shown to have an impact on the innovation of education that is disturbing globally with transformative results, he added.
“Like no one else, Eric has been able to connect the fields of economics and education.
From designing a better and fairer system to evaluate teacher performance to link better learning outcomes for old economic and social progress, it has made an extraordinary range From the area of ​​education policy can receive strict economic analysis, “said Andreas Schleicher, from the assessment panel.
Duo Dr.
Banerji-Prof Hanushek was chosen after a strict selection process from entries worldwide for prizes institutionalized in 2016, with 9 previous laureates to date.
It is the Second Honor of the Second World for Maharashtra Academic in 10 months after the School of Government Soapur Ranjitsinh Disale Pocketing the Varkey Foundation-Global Global Prize-2020, worth $ 1 million, in December 2020.
Dr.
Banerji pioneered the annual status of an educational report assessment approach that revealed the literacy gap and counted among children who had spent several years at school.
For this team ‘teaching at the right level’ (TARL) ‘(TARL) with schools and local communities to provide basic reading and mathematical skills ensure that no children are left in academics, with a model that can be replicated useful for millions throughout the country and spread throughout the world.
With prize money, Dr.
Banerji plans to strengthen and expand PEF’s work with young people to build a strong foundation at the beginning of their lives and march towards the destination to see ‘every child in school and study well’.
Prof.
Hanushek – A Fellow Senior Paul and Jean Hanna at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University – focuses on the work of the educational results and the importance of the quality of teaching that has changed international research and policy.
The contribution helped form the purpose of UN sustainable development (ensuring inclusive and fair quality education) by framing targets for learning outcomes and has shown how many students learn – and not, how many years they spend in school – which improves the economy.
With his prize, Prof.
Hanushek planned a program partner for Africa to support analytical capacity to form an educational policy from a local perspective.
“The quality and diversity of nominations this year reflects encouragement and passion throughout the world to open a new approach to education.
Our nomination is working on projects that reach more than 130 countries and regions, rethinking the education system from top to bottom, dealing with injustice and empowering participants Didik, “said Dr.
Koichiro Matsuura, Chair of the Yidan Prize Assessment Committee and former Unesco Director General.
Meanwhile, Hong-based institutions have announced October 19, 2021 to 2022 March as a period of nomination for Yidan Prize-2022.