Teacher Training and Textbook Distribution Improve Early Grade Reading: Evidence from Papua and West Papua

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While numerous studies evaluate the effectiveness of teacher training and textbook distribution programs, few look at the effects of training programs on vulnerable students, those at the lower end of academic performance. Addressing this gap is important to improve the efficiency of student learning and address the equity gaps in early education. This study makes this point with two models of a program that combines teacher training with textbook distribution in Papua and West Papua Provinces of Indonesia.