Analysis

The Challenge is Equity- Paraguay

The Report Card on Education in Paraguay (IPE- Paraguay) is the first one conducted in the country and aims to monitor the status and progress of access, quality and equity of national education, using the est information available.  

Rodolfo Elías, Margarita Molinas, Patricia Misiego

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Report Card on Education- Peru

This is the third Report Card on Education that is produced in Peru. In that sense, this gives us the possibility- as long as the data allow us- to make comparisons over time. It is important to recognize that the results of the first report card, published in 2004, we…

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Building the Future

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…

Centro ALFA

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The Challenge of Education in Ecuador

Characterized by fragmentation and instability, Ecuador has reached an agreement on the need to achieve universal basic education. Although there have been significant efforts in this regard, during the last two decades, there are still children in rural areas who do not yet attend school. Nor do all children in…

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Education Reform Policy

For a long time, poor coverage and low quality education in Latin America have been seen as some of the main causes for the slow economic growth and the unequal income distribution.  Since World War II, many governments decided to hire more teachers and to build more schools; consequently, in…

Robert R. Kaufman, Joan M. Nelson

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Report Card on Education- Peru

In Peru, it is generally known that a better quality education could build citizens, who are better prepared for the democracy and modern and flexible workers, who would help reduce poverty. However, over the last decade- as well during the previous one- many factors have prevented the improvement of the…

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Report Card on Education- El Salvador

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…

Centro ALFA

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Report Card on Education- Guatemala

In the last 10 years Guatemala has made great advances. The consolidation of the democratic system and the signing of the peace process have created a more favorable climate for education. However, there are still social and economic development problems. Guatemala is a country of young, multilingual and multicultural people.…

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