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STiR featured in EI Dialogues

STiR featured in EI Dialogues

STiR is delighted to have been featured in Season 3 of EI Dialogues. This series from Educational Initiatives is intended to develop a conversation about education for social impact in order to confront blind spots and…
Our response to Covid-19

Our response to Covid-19

Read this article as a PDF here.   These are challenging times, and a stark reminder that we live in a world of ‘unknown unknowns’. The current crisis of Covid-19 has taught us that it…
Leadership changes at STiR

Leadership changes at STiR

Read this article as a PDF here.   STiR CEO Sharath Jeevan writes a personal note to explain some global leadership changes at STiR, and an evolution in his own role.  Firstly, we’re very sad…
Our statement on COVID-19

Our statement on COVID-19

These are challenging times and a stark reminder that we live in a world of unknown unknowns. It is more important than ever that we continue to equip our children to respond to a volatile…
STiR in the media

STiR in the media

STiR is delighted to have been featured in the Education in Focus: South Asia podcast from the British Council. Each episode gives an overview of a different area of education, and our episode is on…
STiR welcomes two new partners

STiR welcomes two new partners

STiR Education is delighted to announce two new partnerships today. First, we welcome IDFC Asset Management Company, our first domestic corporate donor for our work in India. We’re thrilled that they have chosen to invest…
February newsletter

February newsletter

In this month’s newsletter, we tackle our existential question: what is STiR really here for? We also share our updated strategy, including our clear theory of change, our radical partnership model with governments, and how we’re…
Gaining our 20/20 vision

Gaining our 20/20 vision

Throughout our first eight years at STiR, we’ve been trying on a wide range of spectacles – all to gain a clearer vision of the future. We’re deeply proud of our achievements so far with…
Motivating government officials to drive behaviour change

Motivating government officials to drive behaviour change

A version of this article first appeared on the AVPN website.  Too often, government officials are perceived as poorly motivated and ineffective in driving change for their citizens. But these officials, particularly at the district…
Rethinking the critical role of data to improve teaching and learning

Rethinking the critical role of data to improve teaching and learning

This article originally appeared on the Brookings blog.  With 258 million children out of school and 617 million children and adolescents in school but not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and math, we are rapidly running out…