On August 25, IPA Philippines presented the results of the pre-pilot study of the mEducation program at the virtual Research O’clock 2021: Evidence on Learning Continuity.The session focused on research presenting evidence on pedagogical practices in distance education.Rene Marlon Panti (Senior Research Associate, IPA Philippines) gave a presentation of the mEducation project, a mobile-phone-based intervention implemented in partnership with Young1ove and DepEd.

On June 3, Scaling Up Community of Practice (CoP) hosted a webinar on working with NGOs that are collaborating with governments in Africa to scale and sustain innovative and evidence-based education programs.Meghan Mahoney, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at CoP, highlighted Educate!'s experience tracking the scale and institutionalization of a skills-based education model in Rwanda and the sustainability framework she uses to guide this M&E work.