2012 PISA Results: LAC continues to lag in education performance by PREAL on December 4, 2013

The results of the OECD’s 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were released yesterday. We list below key…

The 2013 Global Education Conference is an online conference that will take place from November 18 – 23. It will be free to attend, and everyone is encouraged to submit a presentation proposal, including first-time presenters. Proposals can be submitted until November 15, 2013.

We encourage you to participate by talking about your work as a teacher and your experience with the Inter-American Teachers Education Network!

Find information on how to participate and submit you…

Online Post-Graduation in Education and New Technologies (in Spanish only)

The Project Education and New Technologies (PENT) is an area of ​​research, innovation and academic exploration built with the purpose of developing new perspectives and knowledge about the changes and challenges in the field of ICT in education. The PENT post-graduation consists in a Diploma on Education and New Technologies (one year) with the option of an additional year of specialization.…

A recent study on the factors associated with effective charter schools in New York City suggests that many inputs often thought to influence results—class size, per pupil expenditure, the fraction of teachers with no teaching certification, and the fraction of teachers with an…

October 5, World Teachers' Day 2013

“A Call for Teachers!” is the slogan of World Teachers’ Day 2013 (5 October), which UNESCO is celebrating along with its partners, the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI).



Why a call for teachers?

There is no stronger foundation for lasting peace and sustainable…

Google RISE Awards is offering funds between $15,000 and $50,000 USD for organizations promoting computer science education for students aged 7-18.  Deadline for applying is September 30, 2013

More information below and at the Google Education website

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Google RISE Awards are designed to support organizations that promote access to Computer Science education and give students aged 7-18 the opportunity to…

In a recent presentation given at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella, in Buenos Aires, Alejandro Ganimian, former PREAL program associate and current doctoral student at Harvard University, outlined the methods that may be used to conduct a rigorous evaluation of education interventions. The presentation argues why it is necessary to ensure that a policy is evaluated rigorously, discusses how this may be done, and offers some…

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A recent article in The Economist speculates that, after many years of limited progress, education technology may finally be on the verge of producing significant…

How different is learning between the rich and the poor?

This edition of the newsletter of the Education Division at the Inter-American Development Bank presents the stories of Agustin and Daniel: two boys who are born the same day but have very different school experiences and learning opportunities. Agustin belongs to the richest 20% of the region's population and…

In a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discussed a government proposal intended to make high-quality early education available to all four-year-old children, regardless of economic…

This research project was carried out through the collaboration between Fundación Evolución and the Organization of American States (OAS).

This investigation involved the study of the incorporation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the initial teacher training standards of two countries – one from Latin America and the other from the Caribbean region. To that effect, the two case Studies selected were Argentina and Guyana. This selection was based on the following…

The Learning Metrics Task Force, established by UNESCO's Institute for Statistics and the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, has just published a report on the competencies and knowledge that all children should master in order to succeed…

¿Estamos los docentes capacitados para poder reconocer los síntomas del déficit de atención en los niños/as ? 

¿Una vez detectado el problema aplicamos las técnicas pedagógicas y didácticas que permitan que el niño desarrolle eficazmente.?

The 30th Meeting of National Coordinators of the Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education (LLECE) is to be held in Panama City on 24 and 25 April. This is the last event on the agenda prior to the definitive launch of the Third Study (TERCE) with the delivery of research materials that set the start of the implementation of a leading study on learning achievement in Latin America and the Caribbean.

To learn more about it, please, access UNESCO's page…

This e-newsletter offers a glimpse of the activities UNESCO has been undertaking in the sphere of education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prepared by the Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) with information contributed by UNESCO offices and institutes in the region, it also reports on UNESCO's work with Member States and National Co-operation Commissions.

To access the e-newsletter, please, click…

On 21 and 22 March, Managua (Nicaragua) is to host a regional training workshop for technical specialists from all of the countries participating in the Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (TERCE), coordinated by the Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago).…

We are pleased to share the first Education Report Card for Jamaica, prepared by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), in association with PREAL. Entitled Prisms of…

Bulletin of the UNESCO DIPECHO 7 project “Strengthening the Regional Tsunami Early Warning System – preparations in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru” of the 7th Action Plan for South America of the Disaster Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO), of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (DG – ECHO).

The bulletin will report quarterly on…

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 Skills, Education and Employment in Latin America 

The future of the world lies in its youth. Type…