Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Mr. Schleicher is an expert in the field of education and is also a special guest in our blog series about the development of #skills21 in Latin America and the … [Read more...] about Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?
Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region
This blog was written jointly with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta who is Vice President of International Partnerships at Code.org. Code.org is a non-profit organization, dedicated to expanding access to computer science to all students in all schools, with an emphasis on increasing the participation of women and underrepresented groups. Today, economies and societies are more … [Read more...] about Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region
How Covid-19 is reinventing youth employment
Dr. Maria Garrido is the Principal Research Scientist and Adjunct Faculty at the Information School at University of Washington. Dr. Garrido has a background in conducting multi-country studies that catalyze social change, specifically in communities facing social, political, and economic challenges. Elena Heredero and Mariel Sabra are both Lead Specialists at the IDB Lab, … [Read more...] about How Covid-19 is reinventing youth employment
61,000 parents share how distress about distance education overpowers parental coping mechanisms in times of COVID-19
Guiselle Alpizar (MEP), Loreto Biehl (IDB), Juan M. Hernández-Agramonte (IPA), Olga Namen (IPA), Emma Näslund-Hadley (IDB), Laura Ochoa (ICBF), and Brunilda Peña de Osorio (MINED)[1] As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages, the chaos of taking on distance or hybrid education in addition to worries of contracting the disease, joblessness and everyday stresses can trigger negative … [Read more...] about 61,000 parents share how distress about distance education overpowers parental coping mechanisms in times of COVID-19
Preparing for Life After COVID with Simulation-Based Assessment
Dr. Jack Buckley is President and Chief Scientist and Zeina Fayyaz Kim is the Chief of Staff at Imbellus, a simulation based assessment company. Formerly Senior Vice President of Research at the College Board and Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, Dr. Buckley has a background in applied statistics and education research, and together with Zeina are … [Read more...] about Preparing for Life After COVID with Simulation-Based Assessment