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 +
Taking the Discussion on Learning Goals to the Street Ariel Fiszbein, Eduardo Velez Bustillo ˙ Apr 17, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Sharing Skills, La Paz, Bolivia/United Nations Photo /Flickr.com/CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 Latin Americans give feedback on what they think should be the new indicators to monitor progress in the education sector.Read more +
Responses to the 2012 PISA Results in Latin America Alexandra Solano, Scott Odell, T'Nia Crutchfield ˙ Apr 3, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog By Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile from Santiago, Chile [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons An analysis of the trends in content of coverage of the 2012 PISA results in Latin America. What does it tell us and why should we care?Read more +
Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All ˙ Mar 19, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog "Young students in rural areas of Argentina" / Worldbank Photo Collection / Flickr.com / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A UNESCO report on the importance of quality education in Mexico and the challenges the country faces to attain it.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 +
Learning Goals & the Global Agenda in Latin America Ariel Fiszbein, Eduardo Vélez Bustillo ˙ Feb 19, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Sharing Skills, La Paz, Bolivia/United Nations Photo /Flickr.com/CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 In order to ensure that education quality receives the attention it deserves, the discussion of learning goals must be taken to the streets.Read more +
Even Your Children Go to a Bad School Alejandro Ganimian ˙ Feb 10, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog A private school courtyard in Brazil/Paulo Otávio /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 There are few students who excel in Latin America, even students from higher socio-economic backgrounds perform poorly.Read more +
PISA 2012: Some good news from Colombia Eduardo Vélez Bustillo ˙ Jan 28, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog “Alumnos rindiendo las pruebas correspondientes al Tercer Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo (TERCE)” / Carolina Jerez / UNESCO / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Why did Manizales EAU (Escuela Activa Urbana) score significantly higher than other public schools in the 2012 PISA results?Read more +
PISA and the state of education in Latin America Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Jan 8, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog How can we interpret the 2012 PISA results and what do they tell us about the challenges of education policy in our countries?Read more +
The Knowledge Economy in Latin America Eduardo Velez Bustillo ˙ Feb 15, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog How are Latin American and Caribbean countries taking advantage of global changes in tech? Read more +
Early Childhood Development for Human Capital Development Eduardo Vélez Bustillo ˙ Oct 16, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Institución Educativa las Flores Why Early Childhood Development may be the most cost-effective educational investment.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 +