Education is being challenged from many fronts: students are not learning what they need in the basics (literacy and numeracy); they are abandoning schools; they need to be prepared for jobs that don’t yet exist, and skills that were not traditionally taught (or at least not formally and effectively included as part of the curriculum and teachers training), are now in high … [Read more...] about Education 2030: The Game Changers
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
Education 2030: The Big Leap to a Better Future
How do you know somebody comes from a low-income background? In Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in many other countries around the world, you ask a simple question: What school did you go to? That means that school is not precisely a great equalizer; unfortunately, rather the opposite. Last year, at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar, Swedish athlete Angelica … [Read more...] about Education 2030: The Big Leap to a Better Future
A Shift to Skills
The largest shift in the future of both working and learning is happening. In fact, this shift has been placed into “high speed” by the global pandemic that began almost one year ago. What does this shift entail, and why is it happening? Multiple factors have positioned youth and young adult unemployment and/or unemployment at historical highs. And the long-term ramifications … [Read more...] about A Shift to Skills
The Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund: innovating, generating knowledge and creating learning communities
It is very common for technology and digitization to dominate conversations and debates about innovation. However, innovation has other faces: those of the people who are at the center of the projects, the generation of knowledge and shared learning. We have experienced this thanks to a wonderful alliance that was created 4 years ago with this innovation approach to promote … [Read more...] about The Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund: innovating, generating knowledge and creating learning communities