Smart spending in education is an approach that seeks to generate greater impact on learning. For decades, the debate on education in Latin America and the Caribbean has revolved around a seemingly simple question: How much do we spend on education? Yet this perspective, while important, is insufficient. Public spending on education in the region fell to 3.9% … [Read more...] about What are we talking about when we use the term “smart spending” in education?
Luana Marotta
Luana Marotta is an Education Senior Associate at the IDB’s Education Division. She currently leads the education projects in Ecuador and Bolivia. Her work has been mostly focused on issues affecting the teacher labor force, including recruitment, hiring, and preparation, as well as teachers’ effects on student outcomes. Prior to joining the IDB, Luana has lectured at the George Washington University and has worked at the Stanford Lemann Center, the Canadian Research Institute of Social Policy, the Learning Bar, and the Group of Educational Evaluation and Measurement with a wide array of education projects, including research on educational measurement, social stratification and educational inequalities, and impact evaluation of education policies. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education and International Education from Stanford University, a M.A. degree in International Education from Stanford University, and a M.A. degree in Sociology from the University of New Brunswick.
How can we make sure every school has the staff it needs?
One of the major challenges in education management is ensuring that each school has the education personnel it needs. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, each year, policymakers must estimate and assign teaching positions in schools to ensure education for millions of students. Without proper planning, some schools may have more teachers than they need, while … [Read more...] about How can we make sure every school has the staff it needs?
Four Strategies to Support Migrant Children
How do we make sure that 6.3 million migrant children in Latin America and the Caribbean get quality education? We had the great opportunity to explore this issue during the IDB event “Learning on the Move: Quality Education for Migrant Children & Youth.” For us and two hundred education policy makers, scientists, field workers, and educators, it was an honor to … [Read more...] about Four Strategies to Support Migrant Children