SABER in Action: An Overview. Strengthening education systems to achieve learning for all

There is widespread agreement that education delivers skills that underpin students' future learning and lead to greater social and financial mobility, increasing one's income, and ultimately affecting a country's economic growth and development. But there is far less agreement on the education policies and programs most likely to create quality learning environments and improve student performance, especially among the disadvantaged. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) begins to fill this gap. It allows countries to conduct a thorough inventory of education policies and institutions based on global best practices. It produces data on these policies and institutions, analyzes and evaluates their quality, and provides decision makers and stakeholders at all levels with a tool for structured and effective policy dialogue.