by María Caridad Araujo Lead Specialist, Social Protection and Health Division Most of you already know it: early childhood programs make for a smart investment. In fact, it is estimated that every dollar invested in early childhood development services, meaning in children who are up to 3 years old, provides a return on investment of 4 to 9 dollars. Now, return of … [Lee más...] about Let’s talk about effective policies in early childhood development
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“Being an author is full of wonderful moments”
Written by Elena Dreser* I was born on a cold morning in Patagonia, Argentina, and raised alongside the poplars, willows, water canals and massive gusts of wind. I learned to observe nature and decipher its messages. When I was older, I moved to the tropics. For many years now, I have lived in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca, surrounded by fruit trees, flowers, and … [Lee más...] about “Being an author is full of wonderful moments”
Identifying tomorrow’s troublemakers in kindergarten
What if schools and policymakers were able to predict with a good deal of reliability the troublemakers and the success stories of tomorrow? What if this could be done at the time kids enter kindergarten and done in a cost-effective manner? … [Lee más...] about Identifying tomorrow’s troublemakers in kindergarten
5 myths of the educational discourse
Our beliefs and convictions about education and learning affect significantly the options we drive for its improvement. Let's see if these five common assumptions are true or false. … [Lee más...] about 5 myths of the educational discourse
This is how Hillary Clinton’s grandchild will build a bigger brain
Earlier this month Hillary Clinton spoke to a group of education specialists, policymakers and practitioners at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) seminar, “Transforming the Future Starts in Childhood: Innovation and Development in Early Education.” This is a subject near and dear to the former US secretary of state’s heart, both as a longtime children’s advocate and as … [Lee más...] about This is how Hillary Clinton’s grandchild will build a bigger brain