The report also recommends helping disadvantaged families make better school choices, so that their children, as well as those from middle-class families, apply to the country's more popular, better performing schools.
Despite Education Advances, a Host of Afghan School Woes For those who are working to make better schooling in Afghanistan happen — local Afghan officials, aid workers, teachers and students — there are concerns that much of the promise of improvement is going unfulfilled, and major problems are going unsolved.
The principals of the secondary schools involved in the program were required to identify students at risk of dropping out and to help their families form less unrealistic aspirations and make better school choices by providing adequate information.
"This enhanced tracking system will help schools make better hiring decisions, and go a long way toward protecting our students".
So, last December, some of the biggest names in technology, including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, funded $9 million to the Education Superhighway, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps schools make better IT choices.
Girls with more schooling make better decisions about getting pregnant and learn to protect themselves and their newborns.
Data-driven decision tools are not only the domain of businesses but are now helping Americans make better decisions about the school, doctor or employer that is best for them.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching released an influential report that, among other things, urged law schools to make better use of the sometimes-aimless second and third years.
Panorama Education, a startup that surveys students, parents and teachers to collect actionable data, has raised $12 million in new funding to help school districts make better decisions.
Children who listened to or played music outside of school also made better progress at school, the report noted, as well as those who took part in cultural and social activities such as art.
