What’s Next for Chile?
The mobilization of 70,000 students in the streets of Chile is more than just a protest for free higher education.
The mobilization of 70,000 students in the streets of Chile is more than just a protest for free higher education.
The goal of education is to promote learning. Sitting in classrooms is a weak proxy for knowing how to read, do math, and apply science. Latin America needs to worry less about schooling and more about learning.
History tells us that economic crises cause large increases in poverty. The most recent economic crisis will cause Latin America’s GDP to contract around 2 percent in 2009.
This special report by the Dialogue’s education reform program (PREAL) aims to promote consideration of the racial inequalities inherent in the educational indicators for the Brazilian population.