Puryear Speaks on Education Quality at the Virtual Educa Caribe Conference in the Dominican Republic ˙ Mar 23, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog FUNGLODE Conference to discuss the topics of training, innovation, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable development.Read more +
Event: Access to Quality Education in Fragile States – The Case of Haiti ˙ Mar 2, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog PREAL's 2008 publication on education in Haiti Haiti’s potential for growth and the need for human capital development -- challenges, priorities, and plansRead more +
¡De Panzazo! A Documentary on education in Mexico ˙ Feb 14, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog An attempt by Mexicanos Primero to draw attention to the reality of the deficient Mexican educational system.Read more +
The Hard Evidence on Soft Skills ˙ Jan 25, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Heckman website Psychologists and economists reach consensus on defining the most important soft skills associated with success.Read more +
Winners Announced for PREAL’s Fourth Education Research Fund Competition ˙ Jan 25, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Wikimedia Commons Nine research proposals selected for funding.Read more +
PISA Scores for 10 new Education Systems Announced Katie Hufnagel, Scott Odell ˙ Dec 23, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog What is the real value from the PISA 2009 Plus results?Read more +
Developing Networks for Reform ˙ Dec 23, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Photo taken by PREAL Staff PREAL reviews broad spectrum of its activities and discusses priorities for improving education policy in the coming year.Read more +
PREAL’s Working Groups Hold Experts Meetings ˙ Dec 15, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Photo taken by PREAL Staff Unique lens into what those who know education policy best are saying about current trends in Latin America.Read more +
Scientific Commission of TUS 2012 Event ˙ Nov 21, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Dominican Republic calls for proposals for their International Science Conference of Higher Education.Read more +
Hanushek & Ravitch Debate Firing the Worst Teachers ˙ Nov 15, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Images from the Stanford website and dianeravitch.com. Debate on the pros and cons of dismissing the lowest-performing teachers in US schools.Read more +
In Uno+Uno Interview, Puryear Calls for Education Reform ˙ Nov 14, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog PREAL co-director emphasizes critical role of teachers and length of school days in education quality. Read more +
Quality is the Challenge: A Report Card on Education in the Dominican Republic, 2010 ˙ Nov 11, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Image from the article “Informe: Es vital inversion y formación de maestros,” published by Hoy. Report card on the Dominican Republic highlights achievements and challenges of the Dominican education system. Read more +
Education Research Fund Competition ˙ Oct 27, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Proposals for PREAL's Fourth Education Research Fund Competition.Read more +
United for Education Holds International Forum in Panama ˙ Oct 14, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Image from the article "Realizan Foro Internacional Unidos por la Educación," published by tvnNoticias. Forum panel discuss issues regarding education improvement and promoting policy change.Read more +
Video of Puryear’s Address at the III Forum on Education Quality ˙ Oct 5, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Video of PREAL co-director at III Forum on Education Quality.Read more +