Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Even in rich countries, many people are poor, and their chances of moving from poverty to affluence are constrained. People often remain stuck in the same social and economic positions as their parents---and this lack of mobility has major consequences...

A growing number of children and adolescents around the world are subjected to violence, exploitation and other forms of abuse. These harms persist despite the proliferation of international norms and structures designed to protect this population and...

According to World Bank estimates, persons with disabilities comprise 15% of the global population, or more than one billion individuals. Nevertheless, until the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the world's...

Most policy changes—in education as in every other field-- do not work as intended. Human behavior is complex; it is just too hard to anticipate whether students, parents and teachers will react in the intended way. Thus, policymakers must recognize...