Los Cuatro Elementos Esenciales para un sistema de estándares altos son: Estándares académicos comunes. Estándares comunes, conocidos públicamente, para lo que los estudiantes deben saber y ser capaces de hacer en cada grado y nivel. Evaluaciones. Pruebas administradas por el estado para medir el progreso hacia los estándares. Recompensas explícitas…
Poverty and inequality have dropped sharply in most of Latin America and the Caribbean in the past decade.
Since 1993 , the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education (MED ) has focused on the implementation of an autonomy school program, through which each school receives a fiscal transfer managed by a local school board. In principle , the board has full authority over the use of budget and the responsibility for…
In search of extend coverage, each subsystem has implemented strategies according to their characteristics (decentralization, engagement with the private system, extension of public supply), but with the common objective to integrate more the vulnerable people.
This report is invaluable for those responsible of formulating policies and those who lead education systems or those who should address a plan of action to improve the systems, in addition to providing a powerful analytical tool with its database interventions to help guide such action.
During the last ten years, the number of children and youth attending schools, especially preschool and secondary has increased, and important improvements in the quality of education service. However, these efforts are still not enough. In the XXI century, 8% of Colombian population (3.5 million people) are illiterate, and in…
The Ecuadorian education system has improved since the previous 2006 report. Ecuador has achieved to expand enrollment in basic education and most students complete the six years of regulatory primary education. The new evaluation system not only monitors students, but also teachers, management and curriculum, making it easier to identify…
It seeks to contribute to the debate on standardized testing in educ. systems and to decisions made in that regard.
Few actors must be satisfied with the current salary structure and with the teaching career path in Latin America. This dissatisfaction includes practically all dimensions that are linked to it: from the absolute level of remuneration to the existence (or lack) of cash incentives.
Education has not fully complied with its promise as a better driver for economic success. The expansion of the educational level, a key aspect in every development strategy, has not yet guaranteed better economic conditions. What has been missing is attention to the quality of education, ensuring that students are…
This document is an analysis of the education policy Preferential School Grant (SEP), implemented in Chile since 2008 in subjects of legislation, implementation, results, financing and transparency The SEP is conceived as a permanent policy aimed to contribute the solving of the chronic problem of results inequality in the Chilean…
There is consensus in the region about the importance of education for the progress of people and nations. However, what is currently being done to improve it, is not sufficient. Education development in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic is lagged behind Latin America, which it self is below the…
Since December 2005, Argentina implemented an Education Financing Law, a tool that modified the structure of financing education and introduced significant changes in political and financial relations between national and subnational governments. Its main objective is to increase investment in education, science, and technology to reach a GDP of 6%…
Jamaicans have long been concerned about investment in
and the equity of the education sector. Yet, contrary to
popular belief, the problem is not solely about money.
Este libro es el tercero que se realiza en el marco de las actividades del Fondo de Investigaciones Educativas (FIE), un proyecto del Programa de Promoción de la Reforma Educativa en América Latina y el Cari-be (PREAL) que se desarrolló en asociación con el Global Development Network (GDN) y el…
