Once I asked policy makers in a middle-income country what I could do to make sure an education report I was writing would be useful to them. One said, “Stop telling us about Finland & Singapore!” Here are two alternative examples of successful education reform. [thread]

The state of Ceará & the municipality of Sobral, both in Brazil, have managed a complete turnaround in their basic education systems over two decades. Two new reports extensively document how.

Here's a two pager summarizing both https://bit.ly/2CjUc1l , by @LoureiroAndre & me

Not enough for you? Here's a 15-page executive summary laying it out in more detail: "Getting Education Right: State and Municipal Success in Reform for Universal Literacy in Brazil." https://bit.ly/3eineM2  by @LoureiroAndre and me

Here's a blog post that explains the experiences of Ceará and Sobral in a more conversational tone: "There is no magic: The formula for Brazil’s Ceará and Sobral success to reduce learning poverty" https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/there-no-magic-formula-brazils-ceara-and-sobral-success-reduce-learning-poverty?token=53176c4095d917916aa31ea735b5ceaa by @LoureiroAndre, di Gropello, and @AriasDiazOmar

For a thorough analysis of Ceará's education reform (and what remains to be done), read “The State of Ceara in Brazil is a Role Model for Reducing Learning Poverty” http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/281071593675958517/pdf/The-State-of-Ceara-in-Brazil-is-a-Role-Model-for-Reducing-Learning-Poverty.pdf by @LoureiroAndre, Cruz, @IldoLautharte, and me

For a deep dive into Sobral's experience, read “Achieving World-Class Education in Adverse Socioeconomic Conditions: The Case of Sobral in Brazil” https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/143291593675433703/achieving-world-class-education-in-adverse-socioeconomic-conditions-the-case-of-sobral-in-brazil by Cruz & @LoureiroAndre

All these resources are available in English ( https://bit.ly/38GBc9k ) and in Portuguese ( https://bit.ly/2ZQQVP2 ).

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