Education without Formal Schooling through Tablets and Tutors: Evidence from Out-of-School Children in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This paper shares insights from a randomized control trial in Bangladesh that provided tablets with educational software and private tutoring for out-of-school children. The paper finds positive effects on math and Bangla language scores, with an increase of approximately 0.25 standard deviations in math and 0.17 in Bangla. The intervention had a stronger impact on girls and rural children. The findings could help inform programs targeting out-of-school children and distance education during crises like pandemics.