The teacher enters the classroom, and the bustle turns to silence. Exams are placed on each desk. The teacher walks to the front, points to the clock above the blackboard and says in a firm voice: "You have exactly 90 minutes to finish the test. Get started." We feel the pressure, take a deep breath, and become aware that there is no time to lose. That's the power of the … [Read more...] about The Urgency of Further Boosting Early Childhood Investments
Early childhood development and early education
Access to Public Daycare Centers: Better School Results?
Could access to daycare centers influence children's overall development over the years, especially on their school performance? To answer this question, for the first time in the world, a medium-term experimental assessment was conducted of the impacts of a large-scale public daycare provision program. The findings of this unprecedented study, set in low-income neighborhoods … [Read more...] about Access to Public Daycare Centers: Better School Results?
From Data to Action: What do we need to make Effective Early Childhood Development Decisions?
Within the normal course of a project, data is collected, information is analyzed, and results are interpreted to better understand reality. But there is one more element in the equation that both researchers and field implementers seek as the ultimate goal: moving from data to decision-making. For 5 years, the projects supported by … [Read more...] about From Data to Action: What do we need to make Effective Early Childhood Development Decisions?
Accelerate Learning for All – Education in Latin America and the Caribbean over the Next Several Years
Authors: Emma Nälsund-Hadley & Noam Angrist Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) school systems are enduring a challenge to learning and skill development without precedent. No other region in the world, has lost as many school days. Throughout the region, education experts agree on the importance of urgently tackling the COVID-19 learning slide, taking on the challenge … [Read more...] about Accelerate Learning for All – Education in Latin America and the Caribbean over the Next Several Years
Imagining a Future that doesn’t Exist
Emma Näslund-Hadley, IDB Lead Education Specialist Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte, Deputy Regional Director of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean Kelly Montaño, Research Associate of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean “You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn’t exist,” advices us Azar … [Read more...] about Imagining a Future that doesn’t Exist