@nayibbukele: “Results in reading, mathematics and science were above the national average and comparable to the average results in G…
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El Salvador's pilot program deploying AI tutors in 171 public schools produced reading, math and science results above the national average and comparable to Germany and Sweden, according to a PISA for Schools evaluation, leading to expansion to over 1,000 schools and plans for nationwide coverage within 18 months.
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“Results in reading, mathematics and science were above the national average and comparable to the average results in Germany and Sweden.”
These are the results of our pilot program, which includes AI tutors and has been running in 171 public schools for just over a year.
It was evaluated by PISA for Schools in June of this year. Since then, it has already expanded to more than 1,000 schools, and within 18 months, it will be in every public school in our country.
In a few years, El Salvador will inspire the world.
Security was just the beginning 🇸🇻
World Bank Group (@WorldBankGroup): The highly promising results from El Salvador’s first PISA for Schools assessment show what education reform can achieve when student learning is placed at the center—and change reaches the classroom.
What is at stake is more than a score. It is a generation’s future and its
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