The Power of Simplicity ˙ May 7, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Pixabay Why Latin American policymakers should focus on simple objectives and measurable goals for the education system.Read more +
Buenos Aires Measures the Quality of Its Education Silvia Montoya, Víctor Volman ˙ Apr 24, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog “Escuela Verde N°200 de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Escuela N°17 DE 11”/Ministerio de Educación de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires/Facebook. Discussing an innovative approach to monitor the effectiveness of education.Read more +
Education Reform in Rio de Janeiro: A model for reform? Jeffrey Puryear ˙ Mar 12, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog “Secretária municipal de educação do Rio de Janeiro,Claudia Costin” / CC BY-SA 2.0 Reforms in Rio de Janerio aimed to raise levels of learning quickly. What has been the result and what can other LAC countries learn?Read more +
United for Education in Guatemala ˙ Jun 20, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Juntos por la Educación Three main goals of civil society groups in Guatemala that seek to raise education quality by 2021.Read more +
Mexicanos Primero Ranks States on Education Quality ˙ Feb 12, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Mexicanos Primero Report ranks each Mexican state on a series of six indicators and provides analysis of education performance.Read more +
Why does East Asia and the Pacific produce better education results than Latin America and the Caribbean? One possible explanation Eduardo Vélez Bustillo ˙ Sep 20, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog In comparing the two regions, the author finds "time on task" is an important factor to consider. Read more +
Baby Steps to Evaluate Teachers’ Skills: The State of Teachers in Mexico, Part Two ˙ Aug 28, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog A look at the results and takeaways, both negative and positive, of the teacher evaluation program in Mexico.Read more +
How to improve the quality of education in Latin America Eduardo Vélez Bustillo ˙ Aug 16, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog soeducated.com The author suggests the key to improving the quality of students in Latin America rests on reading comprehension.Read more +
Taking the right to learn to read seriously ˙ Jul 24, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Detroit Free Press Public school system in US taken to court for failing to teach children to read.Read more +
“Todos a Aprender”: Colombia Puts Learning at the Center of its Education Policy ˙ Apr 5, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog CVNE website What Columbia is doing to improve its education quality.Read more +
Puryear Speaks on Education Quality at the Virtual Educa Caribe Conference in the Dominican Republic ˙ Mar 23, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog FUNGLODE Conference to discuss the topics of training, innovation, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable development.Read more +
The Goal Should Be Quality Education ˙ Mar 9, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Economist While Latin America has acted to improve education, Venezuela lingers behind. Why?Read more +
¡De Panzazo! A Documentary on education in Mexico ˙ Feb 14, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog An attempt by Mexicanos Primero to draw attention to the reality of the deficient Mexican educational system.Read more +
In Uno+Uno Interview, Puryear Calls for Education Reform ˙ Nov 14, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog PREAL co-director emphasizes critical role of teachers and length of school days in education quality. Read more +
Quality is the Challenge: A Report Card on Education in the Dominican Republic, 2010 ˙ Nov 11, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog Image from the article “Informe: Es vital inversion y formación de maestros,” published by Hoy. Report card on the Dominican Republic highlights achievements and challenges of the Dominican education system. Read more +
