The 2021 Yidan Prizes for Education Research and Education Development have been given to:
A. Eric A. Hanushek
B. Angeline Murimirwa
C. Lucy Lake
D. Dr. Rukmini Banerji
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and D only
The Yidan Prize, founded in 2016 by Charles Chen Yidan, is one of the largest awards in education. It is given every year in two categories: Education Research and Education Development.
A. Eric A. Hanushek Correct. The Stanford economist won the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Research for his work on the economics of education and the value of learning outcomes.
B. Angeline Murimirwa Incorrect. She shared the Education Development prize of 2020, not 2021, for her work with CAMFED on girls’ education in Africa.
C. Lucy Lake Incorrect. She too shared the 2020 Education Development prize, with Angeline Murimirwa, for CAMFED.
D. Dr. Rukmini Banerji Correct. The chief executive of the Pratham Education Foundation won the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development for improving children’s basic reading and arithmetic at a very large scale.