How Can We Reduce Educational Inequality in the Americas?
There is widespread agreement among academics, development organizations, and governments about the urgency of reducing inequality in Latin America, particularly in education.
Social Equity
Despite making great strides in recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most unequal region in the world. To effectively deliver on the promise of economic growth and democratic governance, the region’s institutions need better guarantee shared prosperity, protections, and rights.
The Inter-American Dialogue works to bring public attention to Latin America’s long-neglected social agenda. Our research and efforts focus specifically on taxation and social spending, women’s leadership and gender rights, and access to quality education.
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Promessas Não Cumpridas: A América-Latina Hoje
O volume tem uma visão ampla dos recentes desenvolvimentos sociais, políticos e econômicos na América Latina. Ele contém seis ensaios, focados em temas salientes e transversais, que tentam construir um fio ou uma narrativa sobre a região altamente diversificada, destacando suas principais idiossincrasias e analisando para onde ela deve se encaminhar nos próximos anos.
Policies for Teaching Excellence: A Regional Agenda
All people are born with enormous potential, but not everyone has the chance to fully develop their potential. Evidence shows that schools–where teachers are key actors–can make an important impact in the life of each student. The Latin American Coalition for Teaching Excellence aims to bolster teacher professionalization so that…
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La economía mexicana no está boyante, y el gobierno no tiene los recursos para mantener a miles de personas o darles trabajo. Este asunto tensará aún más la ya de por sí seria situación fiscal del país.
One of the enduring ironies of Venezuela's socialist experiment is that even as the country's economy collapses and its people flee from hunger and disease, a small coterie of well-placed Venezuelans has grown astonishingly rich from corruption […] There are millions, if not billions, of dollars in dirty money that Chavista insiders and generals have stashed abroad.