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They will join nine laureates who have been awarded the Yidan Prize since its inception in 2016, established by the Yidan Prize Foundation &#8211; a global philanthropic education foundation that inspires progress and change in education. Yidan Prize is the world\u2019s highest education accolade, in recognition of their ground-breaking work addressing a crucial piece of the education puzzle: improving quality of education and outcomes for learners at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yidan Prize was founded by&nbsp;<strong>Charles Chen Yidan in 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;to create a better world through education. Yidan Prize Laureate receives a gold medal and a sum of&nbsp;<strong>$3.9 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor&nbsp;Eric A. Hanushek&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dr Rukmini Banerji&nbsp;have been awarded the&nbsp;2021 Yidan Prize&nbsp;for Education Development for improving learning outcomes in schools at scale. 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