Los esfuerzos por reformar los colegios norteamericanos no son precisamente una novedad. Cuando en 1957 la Unión Soviética envió al Sputnik alrededor del globo terrestre, el Congreso Norteamericano dirigió su mirada a las escuelas para recobrar lo que creíamos tener: el liderazgo en el espacio. El movimiento de reforma currícular…
Haiti is not only the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, it is also the least educated. Roughly half the population is illiterate. Only two-thirds of children who begin primary school complete it.
Los estados de todo el país están estableciendo estándares nuevos y exigentes que definen qué es lo que los estudiantes deben saber y qué es lo que deben ser capaces de hacer. Muchos estados están también diseñando e implementando nuevos sistemas de evaluación, con el fin de ayudar a los…
Latin America inequality gap, economic integration, and infrastructure and education systems were among the issues spotlighted at the XVII Annual CAF Conference.
The education law and the various decennial and operation plans of education have specifically presented a policy of education participation, where the community, families and organizations non-governmental are stimulated to integrate in the development of education programs and projects.
This is the third Report Card on Education that is produced in Peru. In that sense, this gives us the possibility- as long as the data allow us- to make comparisons over time. It is important to recognize that the results of the first report card, published in 2004, we…
Ninguém pode negar a Fidel Castro o seu lugar na História. Ele foi a figura política mais proeminente da América Latina talvez desde Cristóvão Colombo, em 1492. A questão é até que ponto sua narrativa será mais sobre sonhos ousados e mudanças progressistas — ou sobre opressão e, no fim, estagnação em Cuba.
Since its creation in 1995, the Program for Education Reform Promotion in Latin America and the Caribbean (Programa de Promoción de la Reforma Educativa en América Latina y el Caribe (PREAL) has proposed to contribute to the improvement of quality and equity in education through the enhancement of education policies,…
Despite the improvement in enrollment rates, Honduras is still behind in relation to the implementation of reforms that substantially improve the quality, efficiency and equity of education. The obstacles are many, including the education system internal factors such as lack of sufficient resources, political will, power transfer in the management…
Este libro recoge los principales documentos presentados al Seminario Internacional sobre Financiamiento de la Educación en América Latina, realizado en Santafé de Bogotá los días 23 y 24 de Julio de 1997. Descargue el documento completo abajo
We live in times of change: sociological, economic, moral, demographic and cultural changes, that are constantly challenging the ability of balance, integration and innovation of societies and systems. How do these changes affect schools and the way they train teachers? How should we rethink the work of teachers under these new…
On Friday, March 3rd, the Dialogue welcomed Director and Deputy Director of Cuba Posible, Roberto Veiga and Lenier Gonzalez, and a small group of Latin America policy experts for a discussion on social and political trends in Cuba. The discussion focused on upcoming leadership dynamics in Cuba and the role of young people in the future of the island.
Good fiscal policy not only promotes macroeconomic stability and growth, it is also a powerful tool for directly reducing poverty and inequality.
¿Asumirán los empresarios un compromiso democrático con la nación, bajo el régimen autoritario de Daniel Ortega?
La historia ha mostrado que la medición es un instrumento de amplio uso para la responsabilización y reforma por un número de razones clave, incluyendo: Las pruebas son relativamente económicas Los cambios en la medición pueden implementarse relativamente rápido Los resultados de las pruebas son visibles y llaman la atención…
