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As we have seen, over the past decade decentralization of governments has become common throughout Latin America. The education sector is no exception, and there has been a rapid increase in the number of countries implementing significant decentralization reforms (see Figure 1) at the same time, there has been a worldwide trend to give schools greater decision-making autonomy, in the interest if improving school performance and accountability. School systems as diverse as those in Victoria, Australia; Memphis, Tennessee; and Minas Gerais, Brazil, have given authority to school heads, and then through a variety of mechanisms held them responsible for school performance.
This post is also available in: Spanish Portuguese (Brazil)A pesar de las numerosas similitudes que aún subsisten, los países de América Latina han ido experimentando paulatinamente algunas modificaciones en la macroasignación de los recursos para educación. La tendencia descentralizadora de la región obligó a replantear las relaciones financieroeducativas entre los…
