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Is Data Driving or Hijacking Education Policy in India?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

However, correlation does not imply causation and the true causes may lie in deeper socio-economic issues, such as malnutrition, poverty, or lack of parental support. For example, when a specific region exhibits consistently low levels of student performance, one may immediately attribute this to poor teaching quality.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This approach would also systematically integrate socio-economic issues such as co-locating affordable housing and transit. Hence, the asset model has the potential to create the kind of shared vision that can lessen fractured and siloed approaches that inhibit cooperation and collaboration.”