Rural Education and Development (READ) Project (formerly Rural Education Support Project)

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The Mongolia Rural Education and Development (Read) Project aims to help enhance education quality in rural primary school grades 1-5. There are three project components. Component 1 aims to support rural schools by increasing the amount of learning materials available to students and teachers while supporting teachers and their school networks in the use of learning materials. Component 1 establishes classroom libraries and promotes reading through professional development, professional teacher networks, and a public reading campaign. Component 2 strives to strengthen the government's capacity to monitor student learning through participation in national and international assessments. It strengthens national assessment and improves the efficiency of education policy tools. Component 3 provides financial and technical support for project management and monitoring of the project.