Renowned economist and Nobel laureate Michael Kremer visited the State Samagra Shiksha office in Vijayawada to interact with officials of the School Education Department. During the discussion, Kremer expressed admiration for the educational reforms introduced by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in the school education sector. He specifically commended the government’s use of technology to scale up the comprehension levels of students in classroom teaching.

Kremer, accompanied by Emily Cupito from DIL University in Chicago, will be visiting schools in Andhra Pradesh where the Personalised and Adaptive Learning (PAL) project is being implemented under the auspices of the Central Square Foundation.

The Commissioner of School Education, S. Suresh Kumar, and the State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha, B. Srinivasa Rao, briefed Kremer and Cupito on the various efforts being made to elevate the standards of education in State-run schools. This includes a complete overhaul of infrastructure facilities.

Michael Kremer is a prominent American development economist and University Professor in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago. In 2019, he, along with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, was jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.

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