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  1. One Laptop per Child program not improving math or language test scores, according to study i.flud.it/Xg95J
  2. South Africa ranks first out of 94 countries in the International Open Budgets Survey internationalbudget.org/what-we-do/ope…
  3. WASHFunders.org sets out to determine harmonized indicators for Water & Sanitation programmes fdncenter.visibli.com/share/gfbORy
  4. WHO announces meeting First #MDG target: Halving proportion of people without access to safe drinking #water. goo.gl/9Vtlm
  5. "@fdncenter: The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor bit.ly/xLkh95 via @Stanford" starkly relevant in SA
  6. NYTimes: Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain nyti.ms/xr7RO0
  7. Fascinating comparison of contribution to development of different funding streams @CFR_org's Isobel Coleman shares: ow.ly/7RkSN
  8. DPME in the Presidency releases National Evaluation Policy Framework feedbackra.co.za/national-evalu…
  9. RT @vppartners RT @darinmckeever: Useful research on donor behavior #moneyforgood II - prn.to/tMP9zo @GuideStarUSA
  10. RT @CGDev .@owenbarder: Secretary Clinton announces that the US is joining the International Aid Transparency Initiative #IATI at #HLF4
  11. RT @devex #Busan #Aid Effectiveness Forum: Key Takeaways So Far - ow.ly/7JA8L #HLF4 #devnews Not necessarily new but worthy revisit
  12. Fascinating RCT discussion: Misconceptions about Impact Evaluation from D Mckenzie ow.ly/78gUE via @3ieNews
  13. For an inspiring sense of perspective: In a world of #7billion, what's the most typical person like? ow.ly/78rhG
  14. USAID performs a Treasury maneuver, partial credit guarantee to support the first municipal bond issuance in Serbia. tinyurl.com/3sobjec
  15. OECD Better Life Index beautifully illustrates interactive data visualisations possibilities oecdbetterlifeindex.org
  16. UNICEF releases manual on conducting Equity Evaluations mymande.org/?q=virtual
  17. Annual National Assessments results released by Department of Basic Education: 70% failure rate in literacy and numeracy for grades 3,6 & 9
  18. SAIIA, CPS and AfriMAP are launching a review of the APRM from a civil society perspective, 28 June at the Pan African Parliament in Midrand