Emma Näslund-Hadley, Juan Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA), Brunilda Osorio-Peña (MINED) & Mariella Hernandez (Visión Mundial) According to a recent survey of 25,000 households, in El Salvador some than 100,000 young children, between 0 and 14 years of age, are growing up without the presence of their parents. This is likely a lower bound estimate. The finding … [Read more...] about Teaching Grandparents to Play: A Support-program to help Raise Grandchildren
Same storm, different boats
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
Learning Mathematics in the 21st century: Can we add with technology?
Entry by Elena Arias Ortiz, Julian Cristia and Santiago Cueto “On Friday I reached 5,578 points and I managed to get 8 more flags. How many points do you have?” Sebastian asks his little friend. “I only got to 5,300, but I managed to get past Juan and now I'm second!” Ana replies enthusiastically. We might think that this conversation took place on a weekend, between … [Read more...] about Learning Mathematics in the 21st century: Can we add with technology?
Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Mr. Schleicher is an expert in the field of education and is also a special guest in our blog series about the development of #skills21 in Latin America and the … [Read more...] about Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?
Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region
This blog was written jointly with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta who is Vice President of International Partnerships at Code.org. Code.org is a non-profit organization, dedicated to expanding access to computer science to all students in all schools, with an emphasis on increasing the participation of women and underrepresented groups. Today, economies and societies are more … [Read more...] about Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region