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
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.