Teacher turnover hits hardest in schools that can least afford it. In São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, schools serving disadvantaged communities have historically struggled to retain experienced teachers, creating a revolving door that disrupts student learning. But new research shows that targeted financial incentives can dramatically change this pattern. The Challenge: … [Read more...] about How to Keep Teachers in Challenging Schools? Evidence from São Paulo Shows Money Works
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Evaluate to Transform: How to Improve Our Education by Improving Our Assessments?
By Elena Arias, Ximena Dueñas, Cecilia Giambruno, and Angela López “What is not measured cannot be improved. What is not improved, degrades.” Although it sounds simple, this phrase, attributed to the renowned physicist and mathematician William Thomson Kelvin, is key to understanding why educational assessment is so important. If we don't know how much students are … [Read more...] about Evaluate to Transform: How to Improve Our Education by Improving Our Assessments?
Green Citizenship: Tackling Climate Change and Loss of Biodiversity Through Education
By Andrea Bergamaschi, Liora Schwartz y María Soledad Bos Education is key to building a sustainable future! Discover how #GreenCitizenship empowers young people to protect biodiversity and fight climate change. Every day, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faces the growing impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, from endangered species and … [Read more...] about Green Citizenship: Tackling Climate Change and Loss of Biodiversity Through Education
The ABCs of an Effective Literacy Educator
By Ximena Dueñas, Gina Catalina Loaiza, Silvana Godoy Mateus y José Luís Sánchez What makes a teacher effective in literacy education? An A, B, C of the "superpowers" needed to boost student learning and enhance their reading and writing skills. To commemorate and honor the work of teachers, we want to highlight some actions, qualities, and "superpowers" that are part of … [Read more...] about The ABCs of an Effective Literacy Educator
Is ‘Global Citizenship Education for Teachers’ Essential for Democracy?
By Eleonora Villegas-Reimers When you think of teachers, what are five descriptors that come to mind? I think of them as expert professionals; essential for the well-being of societies; critical to sustaining and strengthening democracies; agents of social change; and significantly under-valued given their academic and professional preparation and the social … [Read more...] about Is ‘Global Citizenship Education for Teachers’ Essential for Democracy?