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Local evidence changes policy: Research highlights how Senegal accomplished groundbreaking bilingual education reform

October 07, 2026

Local evidence changes policy: Research highlights how Senegal accomplished groundbreaking bilingual education reform

Although Senegal is home to 39 living languages, it has traditionally required students to learn in French from their first day of school. New research from the University of Notre Dame examines the country’s recent experience with bilingual education reform, which embraced the use of local languages and improved educational outcomes. The work explains how local evidence can translate into real policy change.

India’s immunization program reduced child mortality but highlights need for coordinating health, education policies

July 15, 2026

India’s immunization program reduced child mortality but highlights need for coordinating health, education policies

Research from the University of Notre Dame shows how India’s immunization program saved children’s lives and highlights the need for stronger connections between health and education policies.

Areas of Focus

Sustainability

The Earth’s environment and scarce resources must be stewarded with ever-increasing care as the health of the environment is integrally linked to a flourishing global society. At the Pulte Institute, we collaborate with faculty conducting research on climate, energy, water, and sustainable cities and examine how these issues affect global poverty and inequality.

Humanitarianism

Billions of dollars are spent annually to address the 65+ million refugees and migrants displaced by conflict, natural disaster, or severe lack of economic opportunity. At the Pulte Institute, we work to integrate sustainable development practices into humanitarianism work and policy in order for crisis interventions to be successful and sustainable.

Effective States and Development

Good governance and effective states are integral to the realization of the SDGs. At the Pulte Institute, we focus on aid effectiveness and policy in the poorest of nations by researching existing programs, evaluating donor agency innovations, and designing new approaches and policies to deliver more effective aid; all in order to ensure states and their policies work for the people.