The Current Educational Reforms
The focus of the reflections will be the Educational reform processes of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay , without ruling references to other ongoing reforms in Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
Analysis
Education Reform in Chile
The government has taken unprecedented steps to transform and improve the education system.
Construcción de la Profesión Docente en América Latina: Tendencias, Temas y Debates
En los últimos años casi todos los países latinoamericanos impulsaron transformaciones que llevaron a un escenario educativo actual bastante más favorable que el de décadas pasadas.
A Future at Stake
There is consensus that education is vital for economic development, social progress and democracy strengthening. However, today, most children in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to quality education. In fact, Latin-American schools are in crisis and are not educating the youth. Instead of contributing to progress, they…
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Civic Engagement in Honduras and Guatemala
Differences in the results obtained from Honduras and Guatemala indicate that “context matters.”
Principles and Practices of Educational Vouchers
We talk about a system of educational vouchers, when governments grant families payments that allow them to enroll their children in either public or private schools. These payments, which are financed through taxes, can be made directly to parents or indirectly to schools. The objective is to increase the possibilities of…
Fiszbein: “Alcanzar a los asiáticos nos llevará demasiado tiempo”
Ariel Fiszbein señaló los graves problemas que enfrenta la región en materia de educación y la brecha de cinco años de escolaridad que existe con los países asiáticos mejor posicionados en las pruebas PISA.
Workforce Training in Latin America
The low skills levels of Latin America’s workforce have led to productivity issues that limit the region’s growth potential.
Indicators of Education Finance
International comparisons of education can make to the development of national education policies.
Indicators of Education Finance
Mercosur now appears poised to undertake the development of internationally comparable education statistics and indicators for its member countries,
The Power of Simplicity
Debates on education quality in Latin America too often lead to unnecessarily complex programs or initiatives.
Preschool Education in Latin America
Over the past fifteen years, Latin America has devoted increasing attention to preschool programs.
Learning Standards in Chile
This document describes the main technical and political decision-making process for the development of learning standards, carried out between 2002 and 2010 by the Chilean Ministry of Education. In this period, the Ministry of Education gradually developed content standards in the form of learning progress maps and performance standards such…
Lançamento de relatório sobre educação de qualidade
Seis áreas prioritárias para transformar a qualidade da educação na América Latina são analisadas no relatório “Construindo uma Educação de Qualidade: um pacto com o futuro da América Latina”, lançado nesta terça-feira (29) pelo Instituto Ayrton Senna e o Diálogo Interamericano, em evento com apoio da Fundação Santillana e Fundação…
Learning from Rigorous Impact Evaluations
Low-skilled teachers need specific guidance to reach minimally acceptable levels of instruction.