No Quality Education Without Quality Teachers ˙ Mar 25, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog The dissemination of findings from a study on the state of teacher policies in Honduras has served to spark debate on how to improve teacher quality.Read more +
No One Is Prophet in His Own Land Eduardo Velez Bustillo ˙ Mar 17, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog Esc.Primaria NUeva Creacion Villas del Sol (26) / Ayuntamiento Culiacán / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 What is the Escuela Nueva program and how is it effective?Read more +
Evaluation as a Management Tool Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Feb 26, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog Clarín, December 29, 2014 An interview with the new Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Silvia Montoya: lessons and future endeavors.Read more +
Latin America’s Productivity Challenge Federico Sucre, Maria Oviedo ˙ Feb 10, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog Why expenditure on education in Latin America has not translated into higher productivity levels.Read more +
Antioquia la más educada Federico Sucre ˙ Feb 3, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog Sergio Fajardo en Armenia / Sergio Fajardo Valderrama / CC BY 2.0 An interview with Sergio Fajardo: better understanding the role of political leadership in effective educational policies.Read more +
Monitoring System of School Days in Guatemala Salvador Paiz ˙ Jan 21, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog Estudiantes en Buena Vista, Guatemala / Rdubois / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A new monitoring system in Guatemala enables parents and private citizens to become monitoring agents of education.Read more +
Only High Quality Early Education Programs Work Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Jan 12, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog File:ADO 5721.jpg / user:ozgurmulazimoglu / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Promoting economic growth by investing in human capital through education.Read more +
Should Teaching “Soft” Skills Be a Priority? Alejandro Ganimian ˙ Dec 9, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Niños estudiantes chilenos/ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/ CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons An argument for teaching non-cognitive skills at school, as described through an interview with Paul Tough.Read more +
Building Human Resources in Latin America Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Nov 25, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Michele visitó Escuela de Formación en Huechuraba/ Diego Grez / CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons How can productivity be improved in Latin American education?Read more +
Learning to Work Together in Ecuador Orazio Bellettini, Adriana Arellano ˙ Nov 18, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Ecuador Cuenca Universidad de Cuenca/ Frederick Questier/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via questier.com The Ten-year Education Plan (PDE) in Ecuador: what is is and what can be expected?Read more +
Commission for Quality Education for All Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Nov 11, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Commission for Quality Education for All - an initiative to support profound educational change in Latin America.Read more +
Non-Cognitive Learning in Colombia Jeffrey Puryear, Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Maria Cortelezzi ˙ Nov 5, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog #42 – Fundación Escuela Nueva / (c) Fundación Escuela Nueva Volvamos a la Gente / via The Global Journal on 11/5/14 The Escuela Activa Urbana: incorporating non-cognitive skills in school in Columbia.Read more +
Technology & Innovation to Improve Learning Federico Sucre, Sarah Swig ˙ Oct 28, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Niños RIA / Alejandro Caicedo / CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimeida Commons Conference on technology in Latin American schools - takeaways to maximize the use of technology to improve learning.Read more +
Only High-Quality Early Education Programs Work Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Oct 21, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Importante ayuda entregó U. Andrés Bello a Sala Cuna Las Salinas / Municipalidad de Talcahuano/ CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr Early education programs in Latin America are expanding to invest in younger generations. Is this the right approach?Read more +
To Guide or Not To Guide Technology Use Elena Arias Ortiz, Julian Cristia ˙ Oct 14, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Mothers of Family, EI No. 10083-Janque / One Laptop Per Child / via Flickr on 10/14/14 Have investments in technology for Latin American public schools produced the expected results on student learning?Read more +