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Inter-American Development Bank Edu-Newsletter
Issue No. 3, August 2010
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
-IDB Education launches new Website: www.iadb.org/EDU
See  our new features, explore our education projects in Google Maps, and subscribe to our Education Newsletter!
 
-Check out our specialists' perspectives on critical issues in Latin America and the Caribbean:

 
ECD ICON 2Early Childhood Development
"Without Data, There is No Action," by A. Verdisco.
IDB launches the Regional Project on Child Development Indicators, PRIDI. This will allow countries to benchmark progress on child development both within their borders and throughout the Latin American region.
(see article) (see press release)
 

ICON TQTeacher Quality
"Aligning Learning Incentives (ALI)", by A.Santiago, M. Alfonso
 and M. Cabrol.
Read about an innovative pilot program to assess whether financial incentives can make a substantial impact on student mathematical    performance.
see article 
 

ICON StWSchool to Work Transition
"Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills," by J. Vargas and M. Bassi.
A case study in Latin America reveals the skills sought out when hiring people under 25 with a complete high school education. Leading companies respond.
see article
 
 
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News and Views
IDB backs major education reform in Haiti
Bank offers to raise $500 million for five-year plan to expand tuition-free school system.
(press release) (see-Educating Haiti- video) 

"Do Private Schools do a Better Job of Teaching in Latin America?" 
by  J. Duarte, M. S. Bos, and J. M. Moreno.
A new IDB study heats up the debate over the effectiveness of public and private schools in the Region. Does management and funding type make a difference?
see article
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Recent Events
International Seminar in Dominican Republic
New Paths to Learning: Technology and Education 
A forward-looking perspective regarding the use of ICTs in education and the challenges that it entails for the Region.
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Recently Approved Projects
-IDB lends support to Jamaica's Education Sector Reform II. 
 
-Program to Strengthen Early Childhood Education.
Chile to improve preschool children education with IDB assistance. - Regional Project on Mathematics and Natural Science Education.  
IDB joins the work of Mexico and Dominican Republic in developing basic numeracy skills, key for students to function effectively in modern society.
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Publications
-Book: Revolution in the Classroom.
Stories of the first generation of young people from Enseña Chile, a program modeled after the highly successful Teach for America, which aims to transform exceptional graduates into effective inspirational teachers. Programs like Enseña Chile and Enseña Perú are being started around Latin America with the support of IDB-hoping to make a difference.
IDB Newsletter Reports: Briefly Noted 
 
-ICT in Education: Disruptive Innovation. 
see report
 
-An Alternative Pathway into Teaching: Placing Top University Graduates in Vulnerable Schools in Chile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
In the Press
 
The New York Times
Haiti's Schools
A plan to build a new education system in Haiti is one of the most encouraging things to emerge from the rubble of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The first, five-year phase is expected to cost $500 million. Half of that would come from the Inter-American Development Bank, which has helped design the program.
see article 
 
Miami Herald
New education system may rise from Haiti's ruins
Some leaders are seeking to use Haiti's catastrophic earthquake as an opportunity to fix a broken school system.
 
CNN
Marcelo Cabrol, Education Division Chief talks to CNN about:
- Haití's Educational Reform. 
see video in Spanish
 
-Chile´s achievements and challenges in education.
 
 
-An Alternative path to teaching: Enseña Perú program.
 
See all recent articles on IDB´s work at Education in the Press 
 

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