* By Justine Stewart and Cynthia Hobbs Imagine an assembly line, organized with all the essential inputs to produce a successful school. Now, imagine that only a handful of the schools are effective. How would you change the production process? This is the challenge that Jamaica’s Ministry of Education (MoE) faces: how to develop the proper support system to improve … [Lee más...] about Mass Producing Excellence in Education: Transforming Exceptions into the Rule
El dilema de Matt Damon
¿Por qué volverse vocero de la educación pública, cuando envías a tus hijos a una escuela privada? Esa fue la pregunta que dejó al reconocido actor Matt Damon casi sin palabras en una entrevista en CNN. Para hacer una analogía, sería como pretender apoyar la campaña de Michelle Obama contra la obesidad con una hamburguesa en la boca, sudando grasas saturadas. … [Lee más...] about El dilema de Matt Damon
Matt Damon’s Dilemma
Why become an advocate for public education when you send your own children to a private school? That was the question that left well-known actor Matt Damon nearly speechless in an interview with CNN. To make an analogy, it would be like claiming to be a supporter of Michelle Obama’s campaign against obesity with a hamburger, bursting with saturated fats, in hand. … [Lee más...] about Matt Damon’s Dilemma
¡Atrapados en el medio!
Mientras lees esta entrada de blog, es posible que un niño centroamericano haya intentado cruzar la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos. Asimismo, durante los próximos tres meses, se espera que más de 34.000 niños no-acompañados, principalmente, de Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala – lo que se conoce como el Triángulo del Norte –, hagan ese tortuoso viaje. Por … [Lee más...] about ¡Atrapados en el medio!
Caught in the middle!
In the time it takes you to read this blog post, it is possible that a Central American child will have attempted to cross the United States border. Furthermore, over the next three months, more than 34,000 unaccompanied children, primarily from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, also known as the Northern Triangle, are expected to make this treacherous trip. And as … [Lee más...] about Caught in the middle!