Lessons from Online Competency-Based Education
Online competency-based education (OCBE) has emerged as a viable option to help reduce the skills gap in the Americas
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An Agenda for Early Childhood Development
Early childhood development is one of the investments with the highest returns and allows us to achieve, simultaneously, equity and efficiency objectives.
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Clean Energy Innovation in Latin America
In the wake of the COP21 global climate talks, governments must shift attention to how they will actually follow through on the commitments made in Paris. One concept is central to achieving that goal – innovation.
A New Phase in Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations
For decades, Japan has been an important trading partner, lender, investor, and provider of official development assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America
An exploration of campaign finance across the Americas, with key lessons from regulation and clear recommendations for reform.
Remittance Costs: Latin America & the Caribbean
The Costs of Sending Money to Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American & Caribbean Remittances, 2015
The Continued Growth of Family Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015
Chinese Finance to LAC in 2015
Chinese finance to Latin America neared $30 billion in 2015. The region has received upwards of $125 billion in finance from Chinese policy banks since 2005.
Centroamérica en la mira
Central American migration is linked to poverty, inequality, and violence in the region.
Secondary Technical & Vocational Education
What are the main benefits and challenges of secondary technical and vocational education for Latin American countries?
Confronting the Challenges of Migration & Development
Migrant transnationalism, in addition to being an expression of culture, identity and love, is an important economic phenomenon.
Building Effective Teacher Policies
There is little debate regarding the importance of teachers for learning. The real question is: how can we improve their effectiveness?
Securing Global Food Supply: What Role for LAC?
How role can Latin America play in addressing global food security challenges?
What’s Happened with Learning Assessment Systems?
Education evaluation in the region shows clear signs of progress, but further consolidation is still needed.
State of Teacher Policies in Central America & DR
Despite the importance of teachers in the learning process, systems for recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting teachers remain deficient