Since achieving independence in 1804 to become the world’s first free black state, Haiti has been beset by turbulent, often violent, politics and a gradual but seemingly unstoppable slide from austerity to poverty to misery.
It is not easy to interpret often mixed signals coming from Washington about US foreign policy. But with its wide-ranging agenda, Colombia seems especially complicated.
The initiatives undertaken by the countries in the region to solve these problems have been numerous and important. However, the review of results suggests that what has been done to date is clearly insufficient. The delay in education reform policy, as suggested in 2000, results in a loss of a…
In the late 90s, the Programa de Promocion de la Refomra Educativa (PREAL) in Latin American and the Caribbean organized two working groups-one for Latin America and one for Central America- to discuss the serious education deficiencies offered to children throughout the region. Brazil can be proud of some education…
During the last decade, there has been significant improvement in Salvadorans education, in an international context which reaffirms the importance of education as key strategy for the progress of nations. The Educational Reform, promoted since the 90s, has obtained initial achievements in expanding the access of education, improving quality of…
Since we introduced the first report on Educational Progress September 2002 until 2005, El Salvador has made important advances in education. The results of primary and secondary education achievement tests have had a modest increase, although most students are still located at the intermediate level. Enrollment in primary (first and…
La validez es un juicio evaluativo integrado del grado hasta el cual, tanto la evidencia empírica como las justificaciones teóricas apoyan la adecuación y la pertinencia de las interpretaciones y las acciones basadas en los puntajes de pruebas u otros tipos de medición. Los principios de la validez se aplican…
Dilma Rousseff indefinitely postponed her October state visit to the US; however, US-Brazil relations will not likely be profoundly affected by the diplomatic row.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos last week completed his first year in office. What is behind his high approval rating, and will he be able to sustain it?
Michael Shifter, Jorge Lara Urbaneja, Myles Frechette, Andy Webb-Vidal