GRADE - Group for the Analysis of Development

Published purpose

The project aims to improve the basic education that students receive by strengthening the management of the education sector in Peru. The project seeks to improve learning standards and measures of progress for better decision-making and better oversight of the education system by the National Ministry of Education and select regional governments. This project strengthens the quality of education by equipping the Ministry of Education to: identify hard-to-reach and vulnerable children; better understand their particular learning challenges (including language); and use this information to take action on the legal framework for education, planning and budgeting, teacher training or curriculum development. The project provides poor, indigenous Peruvian girls and boys, as well as their teachers and parents with clear expectations and standards on school learning outcomes, ensuring that their learning curriculum is anchored in institutional plans and teaching practices that respond to their learning needs. The implementing partner, Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), works jointly with the Ministry of Education, other key partners such as the National Council of Education, the National Institute for Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of the Quality of Basic Education, as well as civil society.