Human Capital and the Latin American Growth Puzzle Eric A. Hanushek ˙ Jul 18, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Nahmias Technology Group and the Hoover Institute What is long run growth linked to and what does this mean for Latin American Countries?Read more +
Targets and Paths to Improve the Teaching Profession ˙ Jul 18, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog How to advance toward the desired outcomes of improving the teaching profession.Read more +
Utah: At the Crossroads of Education Reform Scott Odell ˙ May 30, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Image from "Learning Online Info" Utah is at the crossroads leading to a new-and-improved era for education -- what is being done and why should countries be interested.Read more +
Overstretching? Education as a National Security Issue Scott Odell ˙ Apr 9, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Ron Levine / Photodisc / Getty Images The increasingly elastic term of national security -- why it is an over-reach to put the education crisis in the same basket.Read more +
The Hard Evidence on Soft Skills ˙ Jan 25, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog Heckman website Psychologists and economists reach consensus on defining the most important soft skills associated with success.Read more +
Reflections on the determinants of teacher effectiveness ˙ Mar 22, 2010 ˙ PREAL Blog New York Times Magazine article explores the debate and history of teacher effectiveness in the US.Read more +
US Common Standards Proposal ˙ Mar 17, 2010 ˙ PREAL Blog Plans to propose national standards program in the US as discussed in Washington Post article.Read more +
Haiti’s Educational Moment Jeffrey Puryear, Michael Lisman ˙ Mar 10, 2010 ˙ PREAL Blog Article discusses the potential for Haiti to make systemic changes to it's education system in the wake of the 2010 earthquake.Read more +
U.S. States compete for education reform funds ˙ Dec 30, 2009 ˙ PREAL Blog Does the Obama administration's Race to the Top program measure up?Read more +
Upgrading the teaching profession ˙ Dec 25, 2009 ˙ PREAL Blog Report on improving US teaching corps - a summary of its findings and the debate surrounding its release.Read more +