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Early childhood plays a critical role in children’s later chances for development. Investments in this period yield higher educational returns and promote fair opportunities.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the largest number of people in extreme poverty — about 400 million, more than the rest of the world combined. The region also has more conflict-affected countries than any other.

When tackling Africa’s learning crisis, challenging the current school curriculum and methodology with proven models can yield positive results. Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) is a cost-effective and simple program aimed at boosting children’s literacy.

Throughout life, we encounter changing environments that require us to learn and adapt. Human brain plasticity describes the capacity of our brain to change in response to these experiences.

The town of Zug is known for being favorably disposed to business, but it is also very child- and family-friendly. So it was no surprise that town council member Vroni Straub-Müller was a strong supporter of the Primokiz Zug project.

The new OECD Report “Breaking Down Barriers to Social Mobility” shows high educational inequality in Switzerland. The report recommends creating policies and programmes that support disadvantaged students.

The Primokiz project group worked hard to develop a plan for Zofingen, which received the unanimous support of the town council. However, convincing the council’s legislative body (Einwohnerrat) proved politically difficult.

When Pratteln became involved in Primokiz, the town was already in the midst of a pilot project related to early childhood education.