Laura Gregory is a Senior Education Specialist in the World Bank’s Education Global Practice. She co-leads the World Bank’s global teachers work program, which works to deepen the knowledge base and support policy dialogue and operations on strengthening the teaching profession and workforce. Previously, she led or supported education projects and studies in MENA and elsewhere on topics such as teaching, learning, and assessment; education statistics, indicators, and research; school evaluation; and blended learning. She has authored, co-authored, and contributed to numerous reports including “Advancing Arabic Language Teaching and Learning: A Path to Reducing Learning Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa”, “Learning Recovery to Acceleration: A Global Update on Country Efforts to Improve Learning and Reduce Inequalities”, and “Saudi Arabia's Digital and Distance Education: Experiences from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Opportunities for Educational Improvement” She has also supported the development of the World Bank’s EdStats platform.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Laura was a Statistician in the UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit and in the Scottish Government’s Education and Health Departments. Her career began as a Secondary School Mathematics Teacher, with 8 years’ experience in Australian and Scottish schools. She holds a Masters in Statistics and a Bachelor of Education.
