Nicaragua | Former Program Assistant, Education,
Maria Oviedo was a program assistant with the Education team the Inter-American Dialogue from 2016 to 2019. She supported education policy research and projects that promote high-quality education in Latin America. Originally from Nicaragua, she graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Political Science, focusing on development policy. Prior to joining the Dialogue, Maria interned with the Inter-American Dialogue, Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore, and the Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas in Managua, Nicaragua.
Dual education can be a powerful tool for bridging the skills gap by making education more relevant to market needs, fostering closer public-private collaboration, and providing youth with concrete skills and work experience.
Maria Oviedo from the Dialogue’s Education Program presents findings on a recent report on technical education in LAC at this year’s 67th annual Comparative and International Education Society conference.
Educational inequality is a critical issue in Latin America. The Inter-American Guide on Strategies to Reduce Educational Inequality presents ten policy strategies that have proven effective at reducing levels of educational inequality.
En toda la región, la educación secundaria enfrenta graves desafíos: currículos y métodos de enseñanza desactualizados, maestros poco preparados y un número alarmante de alumnos que abandonan la escuela tempranamente. Un programa en Argentina combina las becas y las mentorías para ayudar a que los estudiantes de secundaria tengan éxito en la escuela.
