Study on Chile’s Preferential School Subsidies ˙ Aug 21, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog www.gob.cl How the pressures generated by accountability affect policies and teacher practices in low performing schools in Chile.Read more +
How to Evaluate the Impact of Education Policies ˙ Aug 13, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Presentation on methods to conduct a rigorous evaluation of education interventions and why such assessment of policy is necessary.Read more +
Student test scores rise in Washington ˙ Aug 9, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog DC Public Schools' Facebook Page Student learning assessment show improvement in scores in Washington D.C. What reforms were made to pave the way?Read more +
Socioeconomic School Segregation in Chile ˙ Aug 2, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog La Tercera Paper explores how market dynamics operating in the education system have impacted education in Chile.Read more +
Which Teacher Policies Improve Student Performance? ˙ Aug 2, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog La Noticia Ya! What recent research and experience tell us about achieving eight goals set by the SABER-Teachers Program.Read more +
Debunking Myths about Illiteracy in the DR ˙ Jul 18, 2013 ˙ Telenoticias.com.do An EDUCA document on illiteracy in the Dominican Republic challenges four myths about eradicating illiteracy.Read more +
Teacher Training’s Low Grade ˙ Jul 9, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog The Wall Street Journal Study argues that teacher training programs in the US do not prepare graduates to provide quality primary and secondary education.Read more +
Possible Education Payoffs from ICTs ˙ Jun 28, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog The Economist Economist article discusses the advances in education technology as well as the associated changes and challenges.Read more +
Policy Audit on the Dominican Republic ˙ Jun 27, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog maimonenes.com PREAL Policy Audit that analyzes decentralization reforms in the Dominican Republic.Read more +
Attracting the Best to the Teaching Profession ˙ Jun 7, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog UNT.edu Study explores how talented students decide whether to enter the teaching profession. What factors are important?Read more +
Schooling is Not Learning ˙ Jun 5, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Correo del Orinoco A report on measuring learning outcomes discusses the importance of assessment efforts.Read more +
OECD Report on Evaluation Strategies ˙ May 22, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog NCLN News OECD report makes 6 recommendations after analyzing differences in education evaluation strategies. Read more +
PREAL Launches Education Report Card in Paraguay ˙ May 7, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Instituto Desarrollo Tamara Ortega Goodspeed presenta durante el lanzamiento del Informe de Progreso Educativo de Paraguay en Asuncion. Report analyzes nine areas of the education system in Paraguay and unveils a variety challenges and improvements for quality education.Read more +
What Every Child Should Learn ˙ Apr 18, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Unicef A report identifies seven important learning domains that all children should master to succeed in life.Read more +
The Good (Education) News from Pakistan ˙ Apr 5, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog World Bank Why Pakistan represents "the biggest education reform challenge" and 12 lessons that are applicable to reform efforts around the globe.Read more +