NewGlobe
Organization & Intervention
Organization overview
Founded 2007 (Cambridge, MA). Formerly Bridge International Academies. Government Learning-as-a-Service partner transforming public primary/ECD systems via tech-enabled structured pedagogy. 4M+ students; 100K+ teachers; Enterprise AI for Public Education (2026).
Intervention overview
Government-branded public-school transformation: digital scripted lesson guides on teacher tablets, intensive coaching, real-time attendance/learning dashboards, pupil books and assessments, field support, and Enterprise AI tools (Cognition, Reflexion, etc.).
Founded
Regions
Total learners
Total teachers
Evidence base
Current Scale
Learners reached
4,000,000+
Across 4 countries
Teachers
100,000+
Government primary/ECD teachers supported
Programme cost range
$10–$45 / student / year
Per programme — not a single provider CPL
Programmes
11
Government partnerships — see below
Cost note: Programme unit costs (funding PDF): Lagos $43.38 · Kwara $20 · Bayelsa $10 (Kwara and Bayelsa per NewGlobe, October 2026) · Liberia $32 · Rwanda $34 · CAR $45. The organisation's $10/student/year at-scale headline is not programme-specific. Historical Liberia LEAP $84 (2021–22). Programme unit costs are about a year old; updated figures requested from NewGlobe (Oct 2026). The organisation's headline of $10/student/year at scale is an aspirational aggregate, not the unit cost of any current programme.
Programme Reach
Circle size = learners reached. Hollow circle = learner count not yet reported.
Top Results (Programme-Disaggregated)
Kremer et al. 2022 RCT (Kenya Bridge academies)
Primary +0.89 SD · ECD +1.48 SD over 2 years.
⚠ Studied private Bridge academies — transfer to current government Learning-as-a-Service is plausible but methodologically distinct.
EKOEXCEL (Lagos)
ORF +2.2 to +2.4 cwpm (0.05–0.11 SD), 7-week diff-in-diff, COVID-shortened. Separate World Bank third-party evaluation available.
⚠ Funding PDF uses ~400,000 learners; press sometimes cites ~1M.
KwaraLEARN
ORF +3.2 to +21.5 cwpm (0.18–0.49 SD), Apr 2022 – Jul 2023, pre/post.
BayelsaPRIME
ORF +3.0 to +22.9 cwpm vs comparison (0.22–0.57 SD), Jan 2023 – Jun 2025, diff-in-diff. Grade 5: 23 → 40 cwpm.
Liberia LEAP
ORF effect size 0.97–1.63 SD across Grades 1–5 (2016–2024, diff-in-diff) · Grade 5: 26.5 → 51.9 cwpm vs comparison 27.8 → 23.2.
RwandaEQUIP
Grade 1: 0.8 → 9.4 cwpm vs comparison 0.3 → 3.0 · absenteeism 34% → 11%. ORF effect size 0.52–0.65 SD (2022–23 school year, diff-in-diff).
Impact Evaluations: Reading Fluency (ORF)
NewGlobe's comparable impact evaluations measure oral reading fluency (ORF) in correct words per minute (cwpm), using either a difference-in-differences design (programme vs. comparison group) or a pre/post design where no comparison group exists, usually because the programme has scaled state-wide. NewGlobe describes these as snapshots taken at different points in time rather than a single longitudinal evaluation. Numeracy is not shown because tools varied across programmes and there is no consistent measure.
Source: NewGlobe impact evaluation data, shared by NewGlobe with 5in5 (Oct 2026).
- 0.97–1.63 SDDiff-in-diffSept 2016 – Sept 2024
- 0.05–0.11 SDDiff-in-diffJan 2020 – Mar 2020
- 0.13–0.17 SDDiff-in-diffMar 2022 – Jun 2024
- 0.18–0.49 SDPre/postApr 2022 – Jul 2023
- 0.52–0.65 SDDiff-in-diff2022 – 2023 school year
- 0.22–0.57 SDDiff-in-diffJan 2023 – Jun 2025
- 0.25–0.43 SDPre/postApr 2025 – Jun/Jul 2026
Schools at evaluation is the evaluation sample, not the programme's total school count. Impact and effect sizes are reported by NewGlobe; values are shown as published and not recalculated.
Programmes
NewGlobe operates as distinct, government-branded programmes. Click through for programme-specific learners, schools, unit cost, and evidence.
Nigeria
EKOEXCEL (Lagos)
Lagos State
ORF +2.2 to +2.4 cwpm (0.05–0.11 SD), 7-week diff-in-diff, COVID-shortened. Separate World Bank third-party evaluation available.
Paused; Lagos State plans to restart. Shown at last reported level.
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KwaraLEARN (Kwara)
Kwara State
ORF +3.2 to +21.5 cwpm (0.18–0.49 SD), Apr 2022 – Jul 2023, pre/post.
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BayelsaPRIME (Bayelsa)
Bayelsa State
ORF +3.0 to +22.9 cwpm vs comparison (0.22–0.57 SD), Jan 2023 – Jun 2025, diff-in-diff. Grade 5: 23 → 40 cwpm.
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EdoBEST (Edo)
Edo State
Teacher absenteeism 27%→11%; Grade 3 ≈ Grade 5 non-programme (GPE); WB +12.5% quantitative / +13.3% verbal reasoning 2021–2023. Junior Secondary ORF (Grades 7–8): +7.8 to +9.0 cwpm, 0.13–0.17 SD, diff-in-diff, 2022–2024.
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JigawaUNITE (Jigawa)
Jigawa State
Pupils started at 0–1 cwpm. ORF +0.5 to +4.1 cwpm, 0.25–0.43 SD (Apr 2025 – mid-2026, pre/post, no comparison group).
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India
STAR Education (Manipur)
Manipur State (all 16 districts)
First 18 weeks: literacy +0.22 SD; numeracy +0.43 SD. Reading fluency above non-STAR schools (cwpm figures to be requested).
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Andhra Pradesh State Programme
Andhra Pradesh
No programme-specific SD figures located.
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