RSS

Education

TagLast edit: May 15, 2022, 8:23 PM by Pablo

Use this tag for discussions of education in developed or developing countries as a potential cause area. For posts related to teaching EA concepts, use effective altruism education.

Further reading

Calvert, Callum (2019) Cause area report: education, Founders Pledge.

GiveWell (2018) Education in developing countries, GiveWell, April.

Wiblin, Robert & Keiran Harris (2018) Economist Bryan Caplan thinks education is mostly pointless showing off. We test the strength of his case, 80,000 Hours, May 22.

Are ed­u­ca­tion in­ter­ven­tions as cost effec­tive as the top health in­ter­ven­tions? Five sep­a­rate lines of ev­i­dence for the in­come effects of bet­ter ed­u­ca­tion [Founders Pledge]

Vadim AlbinskyJul 13, 2023, 1:35 PM
151 points
13 comments33 min readEA link

Large-scale In­ter­na­tional Ed­u­ca­tional Mi­gra­tion: A Shal­low Investigation

Johannes HaushoferAug 12, 2022, 12:42 PM
72 points
6 comments17 min readEA link

The Case for Education

SamuelKnocheAug 14, 2020, 5:26 PM
24 points
10 comments10 min readEA link

Rarely is the Ques­tion Asked: Is Our Chil­dren Learn­ing? [The Learn­ing Cri­sis in LMIC Ed­u­ca­tion]

Lauren GilbertDec 22, 2023, 9:28 AM
76 points
8 comments1 min readEA link
(asteriskmag.com)

Lant Pritch­ett on the fu­til­ity of “smart buys” in de­vel­op­ing-world education

Aaron Gertler 🔸Jul 18, 2021, 11:00 PM
58 points
14 comments6 min readEA link

Re­view of Ed­u­ca­tion In­ter­ven­tions and Char­i­ties in Sub-Sa­haran Africa

HuweliumFeb 25, 2019, 4:51 PM
14 points
14 comments1 min readEA link

Does putting kids in school now put money in their pock­ets later? Re­vis­it­ing a nat­u­ral ex­per­i­ment in Indonesia

David RoodmanNov 25, 2022, 9:09 PM
125 points
24 comments18 min readEA link

Are we ne­glect­ing ed­u­ca­tion? Philos­o­phy in schools as a longter­mist area

JackMJul 30, 2020, 4:31 PM
68 points
29 comments17 min readEA link

The Best Ed­u­ca­tional In­sti­tu­tion in the World

SamuelKnocheAug 14, 2020, 5:23 PM
12 points
1 comment9 min readEA link

Qual­ity mat­ters: Early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion and de­vel­op­ment in Nepal

Alisha KarkiAug 11, 2022, 10:39 AM
9 points
1 comment12 min readEA link

[Cause Ex­plo­ra­tion Prizes] Early Child­hood Education

Anne FitzpatrickAug 24, 2022, 10:40 AM
10 points
0 comments10 min readEA link

[Question] Global ba­sic ed­u­ca­tion as a miss­ing cause priority

lucy.ea8Aug 8, 2019, 1:19 AM
5 points
16 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Effec­tive­ness of Malala fund ver­sus Global Health and Devel­op­ment Fund

Joseph GardiOct 1, 2022, 2:35 AM
2 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] 12 years of ed­u­ca­tion as a miss­ing cause priority

lucy.ea8Aug 7, 2019, 2:49 AM
1 point
5 comments1 min readEA link

An­nounc­ing an in-per­son dis­cus­sion on paths to pre­serv­ing democracy

David RitterDec 1, 2024, 9:54 PM
9 points
2 comments2 min readEA link

[Cause Ex­plo­ra­tion Prizes] Achiev­ing world peace through women’s ed­u­ca­tion and self-development

Open PhilanthropyAug 28, 2022, 8:24 AM
5 points
0 comments21 min readEA link

Ta­lent search-nur­ture pro­gram in ru­ral In­dia—Progress and Asks

Akash KulgodDec 9, 2022, 7:55 AM
22 points
1 comment7 min readEA link

Malengo Ex­pands Work on In­ter­na­tional Ed­u­ca­tional Mi­gra­tion: Our Update

Johannes HaushoferOct 19, 2023, 3:16 PM
46 points
5 comments17 min readEA link

Job list­ing (open): Two po­si­tions at Malengo

Johannes HaushoferSep 30, 2022, 8:43 AM
35 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Rachel Glen­ner­ster: En­gag­ing de­vel­op­ing coun­try governments

EA GlobalAug 6, 2016, 12:40 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(www.youtube.com)

Seek­ing In­for­ma­tion on Po­ten­tial Sup­port for Ed­u­ca­tors in LMICs

emmannaemekaSep 12, 2023, 9:38 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Break­ing Up Elite Colleges

sahajshardaJun 7, 2022, 5:21 AM
4 points
5 comments1 min readEA link
(sahajsharda.substack.com)

Dreams of “Matho­pe­dia”

Nicholas / Heather KrossJun 2, 2023, 1:30 AM
6 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What’s the causal effect of a PhD?

technicalitiesJun 5, 2022, 8:37 AM
26 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

Job list­ing (open): Pro­gram Man­ager Ger­many, Malengo (Ger­man fluency re­quired)

Johannes HaushoferNov 25, 2022, 3:38 AM
18 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Does any­one know of any work that in­ves­ti­gates whether pri­vate schools add value to so­ciety vs only change *who* at­tains so­cioe­co­nomic suc­cess?

freedomandutilityDec 19, 2021, 9:55 PM
13 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

So­cial sci­ence re­search we’d like to see on global health and wellbe­ing [Open Philan­thropy]

Aaron Gertler 🔸Feb 15, 2024, 12:28 AM
167 points
8 comments17 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

An­nounc­ing “Effec­tive Dropouts”

Yonatan CaleSep 21, 2022, 2:00 PM
65 points
28 comments3 min readEA link

Ed­u­ca­tion: Teach­ing Love (Philia/​Brotherly love) as a Pri­or­ity Cause

Keen VisionaryMar 3, 2024, 6:35 PM
0 points
5 comments2 min readEA link

35 In­ter­ac­tive Learn­ing Mo­d­ules Rele­vant to EAs /​ Effec­tive Altru­ism (that are all free)

spencergJun 23, 2024, 5:57 PM
72 points
3 comments3 min readEA link

The Case for Mak­ing Pro­fes­sional De­grees Un­der­grad­u­ate Degrees

ColdButtonIssuesJul 8, 2022, 7:56 PM
39 points
4 comments6 min readEA link

The Blind Spot in AI Tu­tors Hold­ing Stu­dents and Poverty Alle­vi­a­tion Back

Nicolas ForeroMar 26, 2024, 1:06 AM
2 points
1 comment4 min readEA link
(nicolasforero.substack.com)

Ed­u­ca­tion in Africa

BrainyMay 9, 2022, 7:19 PM
1 point
2 comments2 min readEA link

An­nounc­ing Global Hori­zons SGO…and Why We Only Want Ohio Donors

KevinNJan 20, 2025, 7:05 PM
36 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

CE alert: 2 new in­ter­ven­tions for Fe­bru­ary-March 2024 In­cu­ba­tion Program

CEAug 17, 2023, 3:18 PM
96 points
0 comments6 min readEA link

Why I think that teach­ing philos­o­phy is high impact

Eleni_ADec 19, 2022, 11:00 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readEA link

Cause Sugges­tion: Econ Literacy

Yonatan CaleDec 18, 2022, 6:16 PM
21 points
21 comments3 min readEA link

Ex­pert trap (Part 2 of 3) – how hind­sight, hi­er­ar­chy, and con­fir­ma­tion bi­ases break con­duc­tivity and ac­cu­racy of knowledge

Pawel SysiakJun 9, 2023, 10:53 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] Best Meth­ods for My Prob­lem Areas

Cole123Aug 12, 2023, 3:22 PM
3 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

Es­say Prizes: non-main­stream education

Ben YeohFeb 12, 2024, 12:08 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Should effec­tive al­tru­ists learn a wide range of sub­jects?

jackchang110Feb 16, 2024, 2:29 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

How Ed­u­ca­tional Courses Help Build Fields: Les­sons from AI Safety Fundamentals

Jamie BMar 24, 2024, 6:40 PM
46 points
10 comments13 min readEA link
(jamiebernardi.com)

[Question] Fundrais­ing for a School in Liberia

GianyroxJan 29, 2024, 9:22 AM
7 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Hello, I am in­ter­ested in get­ting into anti-age­ing re­search. I would like to know what Ma­jor is best for this?

Levin WittNov 25, 2024, 7:55 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

The Po­ten­tial Im­pact of an Ed­u­ca­tional Philos­o­phy Event

Siya SawhneyJul 11, 2024, 4:39 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

In­dia has lost a Civilian award win­ning Philan­thropist and over­all a gem in mankind- Sir Ratan Tata

NayanikaOct 10, 2024, 3:38 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

UK Na­tional Cur­ricu­lum re­view

ForumiteOct 15, 2024, 11:34 AM
14 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] The Solu­tion­ary Way—Bridg­ing the Gap Between EA and So­cial Jus­tice?

CJJan 1, 2025, 3:53 AM
3 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Lead bat­ter­ies, differ­en­tial learn­ing, and liveli­hoods—AIM’s new recom­mended char­ity ideas

Ben WilliamsonFeb 19, 2025, 3:48 PM
70 points
8 comments13 min readEA link

The New School

Chris WintergreenJan 27, 2025, 1:25 PM
2 points
2 comments6 min readEA link

You should read Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill via Ear­lyModernTexts.com

Arjun PanicksseryJan 30, 2025, 12:35 PM
39 points
4 comments1 min readEA link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Leaf’s Past Suc­cesses and Uncer­tain Future

Jonah BoucherNov 15, 2024, 3:53 PM
15 points
3 comments3 min readEA link

Field Build­ing for An­i­mal Rights—Fall 2024 Updates

Dr Faraz HarsiniNov 18, 2024, 8:13 PM
10 points
1 comment5 min readEA link

In­tro­duc­ing my­self and my cause—pre­serv­ing democracy

David RitterNov 25, 2024, 3:19 PM
22 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

14 Tech­niques to Ac­cel­er­ate Your Learning

davidhartsoughApr 15, 2022, 12:09 PM
46 points
4 comments11 min readEA link

Weekly EA Global Com­mu­nity Meet and Greet.

BrainyJun 10, 2022, 11:10 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link

Bulk­ing in­for­ma­tion ad­di­tion­al­ities in global de­vel­op­ment for medium-term lo­cal prosperity

brb243Apr 11, 2022, 5:52 PM
4 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

You Can Embed Flash­card Quizzes in Your posts!

FlorenceSep 26, 2022, 11:51 AM
56 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Call to Ac­tion: Help your high school gain spon­sor­ship to run a char­ity election

Adam SteinbergOct 3, 2022, 8:24 AM
25 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

AMA: Emma Slaw­in­ski, the RSPCA’s Direc­tor of Policy, Preven­tion and Cam­paigns.

Toby Tremlett🔹Jan 24, 2024, 9:16 AM
48 points
32 comments2 min readEA link

As part of EA Fel­low­ship need the help of ex­perts in the field of ped­a­gogy and /​ or psychology

Daniel ShechterApr 21, 2021, 5:15 AM
14 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Re­mem­ber to trans­late your thoughts back again

brookNov 1, 2022, 8:51 AM
5 points
0 comments3 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

I’m build­ing an EA-Univer­sity /​ In­sti­tute (and I need your help)

Benjamin EidamAug 28, 2022, 2:04 PM
17 points
13 comments7 min readEA link

Po­ten­tial strate­gies for im­prov­ing EA-re­lated re­search dis­til­la­tion, re­cruit­ment, and pedagogy

KatrinaMar 17, 2022, 5:32 PM
8 points
0 comments5 min readEA link

EA megapro­jects continued

mariushobbhahnDec 3, 2021, 10:33 AM
183 points
48 comments7 min readEA link

Ex­pand­ing the Teach­ing of Philosophy

Siya SawhneyJun 10, 2024, 9:27 AM
12 points
1 comment4 min readEA link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Pop­u­lar ed­u­ca­tion in Swe­den: much more than you wanted to know

Henrik KarlssonSep 11, 2022, 10:04 PM
9 points
0 comments10 min readEA link

Ra­tional Ed­u­ca­tion as a Cause Pri­or­ity?

Yassin AlayaApr 9, 2022, 11:11 AM
10 points
5 comments6 min readEA link

Talk­ing EA to my philos­o­phy friends

Eleni_AJul 14, 2022, 8:48 AM
11 points
0 comments5 min readEA link

How to Catch a ChatGPT Cheat: 7 Prac­ti­cal Tips

MarshallDec 27, 2022, 4:09 PM
8 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

Ed­u­ca­tion not meant for mass-consumption

ToloOct 24, 2022, 2:09 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Courses and col­lab­o­ra­tive books on Effec­tive Altru­ism with So­cial-Psy­chol­ogy & Judg­ment and De­ci­sion-Mak­ing [Feed­back ap­pre­ci­ated]

Gilad FeldmanOct 11, 2022, 3:56 AM
24 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

How to bring EA into the class­room?

TimSpreeuwersDec 26, 2022, 7:13 PM
8 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Should AI writ­ers be pro­hibited in ed­u­ca­tion?

Eleni_AJan 16, 2023, 10:29 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Productivity

Joel Tan🔸Jan 25, 2023, 8:18 AM
24 points
4 comments17 min readEA link

HugeMDB: Vol­un­teer Ed­u­ca­tional Chem­istry Project

HugeMDBJul 3, 2023, 1:44 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(www.multi-d.com)

Bryan Ca­plan meets Socrates

Sam EnrightFeb 5, 2022, 12:25 PM
17 points
5 comments8 min readEA link

Ex­pert trap: Ways out (Part 3 of 3) – how hind­sight, hi­er­ar­chy, and con­fir­ma­tion bi­ases break con­duc­tivity and ac­cu­racy of knowledge

Pawel SysiakJul 22, 2023, 1:05 PM
2 points
0 comments9 min readEA link

Open Thread: July—Septem­ber 2023

LizkaJul 2, 2023, 10:09 PM
29 points
86 comments1 min readEA link

New Nu­clear Se­cu­rity Syl­labus + Sum­mer Course

Maya DMay 1, 2023, 5:02 PM
45 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Does study­ing stats rather than maths re­duce im­pact­ful ca­reer op­tions?

Transient AltruistSep 15, 2023, 4:08 PM
2 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] I’m in­ter­view­ing Bryan Ca­plan. What should I ask him?

Robert_WiblinOct 13, 2023, 2:52 PM
19 points
23 comments1 min readEA link

List of Masters Pro­grams in Tech Policy, Public Policy and Se­cu­rity (Europe)

sbergMay 29, 2023, 10:23 AM
47 points
0 comments3 min readEA link
No comments.