GPE KIX Webinar: Using Data to Improve Foundational Learning

Hosted by GPE KIX and partners from the Global Coalition for Foundational Learning (GCFL)—including the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Gates Foundation—this webinar brings together key stakeholders to share insights on strengthening education data systems and improving the availability and use of learning data at the classroom, district, national, and cross-sectoral levels.

Goal: To support more effective resource allocation and better meet the learning needs of all children.

Date: 13 November 2025
Time: 9:00–10:30 AM EST / 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Format: Virtual (Zoom)
Language: The webinar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish.

Register here: Zoom Link

Webinar Objectives

• Share tools, approaches, and practices for measuring and reporting on learning, with a focus on child-level and school-level data systems.
• Discuss strategies to integrate datasets—including learning assessments—to scale up data use by policymakers and improve timely, effective decision-making at all levels.
• Present practical country cases (India, Kenya, Uganda) on the quality and use of data to inform learning monitoring, teaching practices, and resource allocation.

Part 1: Advancing Foundational Learning Data and Its Use

This session will explore how GPE is supporting progress on foundational learning data through results-based financing. Drawing on insights from the GPE KIX synthesis report on Education Data Systems and Data Use, it will emphasise the shift from data collection to effective use in decision-making.

Presenters:

• Tricia Wind, Program Leader, GPE KIX, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• Ramya Vivekanandan, Senior Education Specialist, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
• Alpha Bah, Senior Advisor, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

Part 2: Promising Use of Data at District and School Levels to Improve Teaching and Learning

This panel will explore how education data is being actively used to improve learning outcomes. Drawing on experiences from India, Kenya, and Uganda, panellists will share how data is leveraged at national, district, and school levels to inform learning monitoring, enhance teaching practices, and guide resource allocation—driving measurable improvements in foundational learning.

Panelists:

• Clio Dintilhac (Moderator), Senior Program Officer, Global Education Program, Gates Foundation
• John Mugo, Executive Director, Zizi Afrique Foundation; Principal Investigator of the GPE KIX-supported Unlocking Data Initiative
• Jaria Allen Nabirye, District Education Officer, Mayuge District, Uganda; pioneer in implementing DHIS2 for Education through the GPE KIX-supported project Empowering districts and schools with data
• Vinod Karate, Lead for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Reform, Central Square Foundation; architect of the State Reform Playbook supporting India’s NIPUN Bharat mission

We hope you’ll join us for this important discussion!

For the most up-to-date information, visit the GPE KIX event page.