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Is the Global Partnership for Education Redundant? Format Or Is It a More Progressive, Democratic Alternative to the World Bank? Suppose a rich country, say the UK, wants to give foreign aid to improve education in a poor country, say Malawi. How should it go about that? There is an enormous literature comparing the cost-effectiveness of everything from buying free eyeglasses for students to paying performance bonuses to teachers. Who exactly should Her Majesty’s Treasury, in the UK’s case, or Janet Yellen, in the US case, make the check out to? Broadly speaking, there are three options, ...

Much time there. they also have characteristics. iowa tends to be whiter, more progressive. new hampshire can benefit people more on home turf, more african-americans which are about a third of the democratic electorate anyway showing up in south carolina. then you go into bigger states and towards supertuesday. a lot of hispanics out in nevada. so yeah. but there's also the dynamic of who starts to win and who starts to battle each other and what voters really want. i think there is this tension of what's the future of the democratic party, what should it be in the post-obama years? and how d...

Sglfrjt tonight the smallest group of democratic candidates will meet for the final primary debate of the year. seven candidates will try to leave their mark on you, the voters, as we enter the election year. >> you might be able to hear more from each of them. back in washington though the ripple effects of the dramatic impeachment vote should play an important role in the race. the candidates will be asked about it. joining us, m.j. lee and paul begalla. paul, you've watched a lot of debates in your time. a smaller field, does that set up important one-on-one matchups here, maybe some clas...