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USAID RAMP is the Early Grade Reading and Mathematics Project that is being implemented by Research Triangle Institution (RTI) and its lead partners: Queen Rania Teacher’s Academy (QRTA); Change Agent for Arab Development and Education Reform (CADER); and We Love Reading (WLR). USAID RAMP is a national effort designed to improve the reading and mathematics skills of students in Jordan from KG 2 through Grade 3 (KG2- G3). The project began on January 1, 2015 and is scheduled for to run for five years, ending in December 2019. The project was formally launched by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah as part of the broader Ministry of Education (MoE) initiative to improve education. In 2012 the MoE with the support from USAID conducted a national survey to determine the state of early grade and mathematics. The survey revealed that only 17% of early grade students in Jordanian public schools read with comprehension and do mathematics with understanding. In response of the results of the survey the MoE with the support from USAID conducted a one year intervention research activity in 40 schools to study how teachers could be supported in improving the performance of the students in their classes. In a follow up survey conducted in 2014 it was found that the intervention activity had a significant impact. In order to apply the methodology from the intervention as well as from other activities of the MoE and USAID on a national scale, RAMP was initiated and funded by USAID. RTI and its partners were appointed as the implementers and set the 5-year goal: that by 2019, 55% of early grade students in Jordanian public schools will be reading with comprehension and doing mathematics with understanding.