Entry by Ivonne Acevedo, Eleno Castro, Raquel Fernández, Iván Flores, Marcelo Pérez Alfaro, Miguel Székely, and Pablo Zoido. If someone at some point thought that the pandemic was affecting us all in the same way, it soon became clear that we do not face the storm from the same boat. Anyone, regardless of age, profession, socioeconomic status or celebrity, can contract … [Read more...] about Same storm, different boats
Pablo Zoido es Especialista Líder de la División de Educación del BID. Fue líder técnico en el proyecto PISA para el Desarrollo de la OCDE y ha trabajado en los indicadores de gobernabilidad en el grupo de investigación del Banco Mundial y en las perspectivas económicas de América Latina en el Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE. Pablo tiene una maestría en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Johns Hopkins y una segunda maestría en Investigación de Negocios de la Universidad de Stanford.
COVID-19 and education: We will come back, but will all of us come back?
Entry by Marcelo Pérez-Alfaro, Pablo Zoido y Gonzalo Muñoz. The exit from the pandemic with its progressive reopening of classrooms will have important effects on educational systems. The current scenario will affect learning achievements and amplify the dropout and unschooling risks. Preliminary calculations indicate a 17% increase in educational exclusion: 1 million … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and education: We will come back, but will all of us come back?
What motivates us to work in rural areas?
At 4,000 meters above sea level, in the Andes, is the village of Linda Linda. It is a beautiful place, in the middle of the mountains, and belongs to the region of Huánuco, one of the poorest regions of Peru. … [Read more...] about What motivates us to work in rural areas?
What motivates us to work in rural areas?
At 4,000 meters above sea level, in the Andes, is the village of Linda Linda. It is a beautiful place, in the middle of the mountains, and belongs to the region of Huánuco, one of the poorest regions of Peru. In 2013, during our first visit, we could see that children aged three to five who attended school had no place to learn. The school was made of adobe, with a thatched … [Read more...] about What motivates us to work in rural areas?