IPA researcher Professor Pascaline Dupas presented the results of her research project on the impact of free secondary education in Ghana.Around 80 attendees (mostly researchers and students) came to this event and were able to discuss these results with her.

Towards Quality Education in Ghana: Using Evidence to Achieve Better Learning Outcomes Co-Hosted with the Ministry of Education, GhanaIntroductionBetter utilization of evidence in policy and practice can improve learning outcomes. In the last decade, rigorous field research has yielded a number of important lessons on how to improve learning outcomes.However, existing evidence and its implications for policy decisions are not always readily known among policymakers and practitioners.Meaningful engagement between researchers and policymakers remains limited.