Bridge International Academies: Gateway to Success
Value Proposition: GATEWAY TO SUCCESS
We deliver a life-changing education that transforms lives and ensures a successful future. At Bridge International Academies, we believe no child should be limited by their background. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible education that unlocks every child’s potential, regardless of their socio-economic status.
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Solutions to Learning Poverty: Can Education Be Standardized? Evidence from Kenya
In a groundbreaking study, 2019 Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Michael Kremer and his co-authors evaluated Bridge International Academies’ methodology in Kenya, revealing learning gains among the largest ever measured in international education.
Key Findings from the Study
“The effects in this study are among the largest in the international education literature, particularly for a program that was already operating at scale. This study shows that attending schools delivering highly standardized education has the potential to produce dramatic learning gains at scale, suggesting that policymakers may wish to explore incorporation of standardization, including standardized lesson plans and teacher feedback and monitoring, in their own systems.”
- Primary Pupils (up to Class 8): Pupils in Bridge International Academies gain 0.89 additional years of learning, meaning they learn in two years what their peers in other schools learn in nearly three years.
- Pre-Primary Pupils: The gains are even more remarkable, with 1.48 additional years of learning, meaning pupils learn in two years what others learn in three and a half years.
Unprecedented Learning Gains
Bridge International Academies’ integrated methodology increased learning by:
- 1.35 standard deviations for pre-primary pupils.
- 0.81 standard deviations for primary pupils (up to Class 8).
These effect sizes far exceed the 99th percentile, placing Bridge’s impact in the top 1% of large, rigorous studies in emerging markets.
By leveraging standardized lesson plans, teacher feedback, and robust monitoring, Bridge International Academies delivers transformative education at scale, proving that high-quality learning is achievable for all.
Bridge International Academies’ methods increased learning by 1.35 standard deviations for pre-primary pupils and 0.81 standard deviations for primary pupils, up through Class 8. To put these into context, these effect sizes far exceed the 99th percentile and represent learning gains in the top 1% among large, rigorous studies in emerging markets.
If replicated at scale across public education systems, the gains would be enough to put Kenyan children from underserved communities on track to match their peers in countries with incomes three or four times higher.