This report stems from a joint initiative of the Harvard Global Education Innovation Initiative, HundrED, the OECD and the World Bank that was initiated by Fernando Reimers (Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University), Jaime Saavedra (Global Director for Education at the World Bank), Andreas Schleicher (OECD Director for Education and Skills), and Saku Tuominen (Co-founder and Creative Director of HundrED, a not-for-profit organisation seeking and sharing inspiring innovations in primary and secondary education).
The report was edited by Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin (Senior Analyst and Deputy Head of Division at the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills).
The template of the education continuity stories was co-designed by Cristobal Cobo (Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank Global Education Practice), Fernando Reimers, Jaime Saavedra, Andreas Schleicher, Saku Tuominen and Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin.
Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin co-ordinated the effort of the four organisations and edited the draft stories with the support of Cassie Hague and Koen van Lieshout (Analysts at the OECD).
Each institution had their own co-ordinator identifying the stories, providing a first editing, and finalising them after the final editorial comments and feedback: at Harvard University, it was Fernando Reimers; at HundrED, Chris Petrie (Head of Research); at the OECD, Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin; at the World Bank, Cristobal Cobo. The “education continuity stories” were published on the OECD and World Bank websites on a continuous basis after going through the OECD editorial process.
At the OECD, the initial stories were copy-edited by Rose Bolognini, Cassie Hague, Koen van Lieshout and Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, prepared for publication by Madeleine Gereke and Sophie Limoges, reviewed and cleared by Andreas Schleicher, who provided continuous feedback and encouragements. The stories were posted on a dedicated webpage designed by the education communications team supervised by Cassandra Davis: Jason Fallow, Henri Pearson and Alison Burke. The Index tables were prepared by Gwénaël Jacotin. Vincent-Lancrin co-ordinated the organisation of accompanying webinars implemented by the communications team. The output is part of the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) Project on “Smart Data and Digital Technology in Education: AI, Learning Analytics and Beyond”. Tia Loukkola, Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress, gave helpful comments. The initiative and final report benefited from the ideas and feedback from colleagues at the OECD as well as in country delegations or ministries: they are gratefully acknowledged.
At the World Bank, Cristobal Cobo co-ordinated and supervised the editorial process and content of the continuity stories as well as webinars, podcasts, and other products related to this partnership under the overall guidance of Jaime Saavedra and Omar Arias (Manager of Global Engagement and Knowledge at the World Bank) and the support of the World Bank’s EdTech team (Robert Hawkins, Alex Twinomugisha, Iñaki Sánchez Ciarrusta, Mike Trucano, and Maria Barron Rodríguez), the World Bank’s Education Global Practice Management Team and country task team leads who kindly supported and facilitated this initiative as well. Special gratitude to all of the authors, both external and World Bank colleagues, who dedicated their time and effort to produce these continuity stories. With apologies for any regrettable omissions and our sincerest thanks to everyone, named or anonymous, who graciously supported this initiative.
The final education continuity stories published in this report were copy-edited and harmonised by Jennifer Allain (Literal). Madeleine Gereke (OECD) prepared the publication and Sophie Limoges (OECD) supervised the publication process.