𝗡𝗲𝘄: A gov't-led socioemotional support program in middle schools did not improve socioemotional skills, but nonetheless: Repetition ⬇️, select science and language scores ⬆️ "Developing Socioemotional Skills in Early Adolescence" de-barros.com/publication/... w/ Campos, Glewwe, Kumar, and Lépine 💪

Developing Socioemotional Skills in Early Adolescence: Experimental Evidence from Morocco's Public Schools | Andreas de Barros

We investigate a government-delivered socioemotional support intervention in Morocco's public lower-secondary schools. The intervention trained existing school social specialists to deliver small-grou...

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New paper: Morocco's Pioneer Middle Schools—a government-led whole-school reform—improved socioemotional skills, tripled year-on-year learning, reduced dropout ~1/3. "Beyond Basics" w/ Campos Quintero, El Amrani Mida, Glewwe, Kumar, and Lépine de-barros.com/publication/... @cega-uc.bsky.social