Latin America
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“El Plan Maestro” & teacher education
During my recent visit to Chile, the deep and growing interest in issues of education was obvious as photographers and journalists crowded to document what was largely an academic gathering to discuss issues of teacher education.
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Private, subsidized schools in Chile
Chilean private subsidized schools operate in a radically different environment from charter schools in the US. Since the imposition of the voucher-based system during the Pinochet dictatorship, virtually anyone, at any time, for any reason, could start and run a school.
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Proposals for change in Chile
The Chilean system has seen some remarkable educational improvements since 2000 at the same time that income inequality and segregation has increased.
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Consequences of privatization
In response to our recent post on Sweden, Henry Levin shared “Evaluating Consequences of Educational Privatization: Ideas and consequences of market principles in education,” a power point presentation from a lecture that he gave at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, in March of 2013.
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Activists are connecting Peruvians with their country’s impressive archaeological heritage
Have you ever related archeology with activism? Well, maybe you should start. In Peru, the land of millenary cultures, several groups are working to ensure that the nation’s large archeological heritage is not lost and is part of Peruvian pride.
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These ‘Poets With a Cause’ are defending social justice in crisis-hit Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, writers, artists and musicians have united under the name “Poetas en Marcha” or “Poets with a Cause” to voice their opposition to school closures and their solidarity with the working class.
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The search for a more equitable education system in Chile
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Beatrice Avalos-Bevan, Associate Researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Education, at the University of Chile, in order to follow-up on an earlier post about the recent reforms in Chile.
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Shooting the messenger: Jamaica’s Brendan Bain controversy continues
The controversy over Professor Brendan Bain’s court testimony in the Caleb Orozco case (in which the plaintiff was suing the Attorney General of Belize over the unconstitutionality of the criminalisation of homosexual relations) continues.
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Students discover a mummy during an expedition in coastal Chile
Ten student members from the Academy of Archaeology in municipal school E -26 “America” have had an unforgettable experience.
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Dominican Catholic church sues NGO for sexual education campaign
The Catholic Church filed an appeal against the Dominican Association for Family Welfare (Profamilia) [es] to withdraw their advertising campaign, “Your sexual and reproductive rights are human rights,” which uses the slogan “Know, Act, Demand” and aims to raise awareness about sex education, condom use, abortion, incest, harassment, and high-risk pregnancies.
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