b'Multi-Country StudiesTo date, SHARE has launched seven multi-country studies to develop education policy recommendations with the potential for broader impact through translation to other settings. CRESTCREST (Contextually Relevant Emotional and Social Well-being Tools) researches contextually appropriate measures of childrens socio-emotional learning skills and teachers well-being groundedHEIGHTSin the perspectives of teachers, children, and caregivers.Countries: Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia HEIGHTS (Higher Education Institutions Generating Holistic and Transferable Solutions) conducts research in two areas: Financial Sustainability (FS) to produce evidence-informed strategies LITES to support greater financial sustainability in higher education institutions; and Innovation Ecosystems (IE), to explore how LITES (Language of Instruction Transition in Education Systems)higher education institutions can positively impact innovation seeks to fill knowledge gaps in literacy acquisition by generatingecosystemsa network of researchers, inventors, funders, and evidence surrounding the appropriate approach to transitioninggovernment agencies generating and applying new knowledge.from instruction in a childs first language to instruction in theCountries: Indonesia, Kenya, Philippinesofficial language and the relationship to learners first- and second-language literacy skills.Countries: Philippines, Senegal, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda LIBROSDELITES LIBROS (Learning to Improve Book Operational Systems) explores the underlying conditions that improve book supply chains and identifies policy and practice pathways to strengthen DELITES (Deaf Education Language of Instruction Transition inprimary-education-level book supply chains in low- and Education Systems) examines the factors at the school- andmiddle-income countries.classroom-level that contribute to improved signed-language and second-language literacy skills in deaf learners. Countries: Cambodia, Honduras, RwandaCountries: Malawi, Rwanda, PhilippinesSingle-Country StudiesSHARE single-country studies provide highly specialized, technical research assistance to design and implement education evaluation in support of country-specific priorities. These nine studies also serve to contribute to USAIDs global learning priorities.Global and Regional Educational Tools SHARE also produces learning products to advance global learningEvidence Ecosystem Diagnostic Toolkit offers direction for planning objectives, offering guidance to researchers and implementers inand implementing activities to engage community members and other their work. Among the instruments developed for use in the educationstakeholders. The toolkit encourages human-centered initiatives that development sector around the world: preserve and utilize local knowledge.Applied Education System Diagnostic Toolkit provides step-by- RELM (Receptive & Expressive Language Model) assesses important step guidance to support localized program design, identifying existingaspects of receptive and expressive language skills in students in assumptions at the start of a project and offering mid-point assessmentspre-primary and early grades. The RELM examines key components of of an interventions effectiveness. This is a practical guide to assiststudents linguistic abilities and how these relate to reading competency. practitioners familiar with systems thinking in applying concepts toThe RELM toolkit, including an adaptation guide and training materials, will their work. be finalized after two rounds of piloting.30 | Global Education'