Latin America
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Can technology transform education in Trinidad & Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Education recently co-hosted the second Virtual Educa Caribbean forum, a two-day workshop which explored different ways in which Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can have an impact on education.
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Students in Chile protest for education reform
The first march for education during the current government of President Michelle Bachelet took place on May 8, 2014, with due prior authorization.
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Caribbean loses valuable steward with passing of professor Norman Girvan
The Caribbean has lost another giant; prominent Caribbean intellectual Norman Girvan passed away in Cuba on the same day that A.N.R. Robinson, former Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago, died
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“Nuestra Escuela:” bringing love and creativity back into education
Traditional schooling has been wreaking havoc on individuals and communities for 200 years. It’s time to replace it with a new system of self-designed and community-supported webs of learning.
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The 400 classes
Improving educational quality: renewing teaching through the use of high quality audio-visual materials.
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Brazil’s ‘Silent Revolution’ in education, inspired by Portugal
Eighteen years ago a true revolution in the Brazilian educational system was started when Project Âncora launched in the town of Cotia, São Paulo. From Global Voices.
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Can the Post-2015 Education Framework Deliver Meaningful Change?
A special issue of the journal Current Issues in Comparative Education features case studies of critical praxis.
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Improving Alternative Education Programs in Honduras
In urban areas of Honduras, over 40% of youth ages 13-15 do not attend grades 7—9 and 60% of youth ages 16-18 do not attend grades 10-12
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Critical thinking in Argentinean schools: a learning network all around the country
Due to a heavy rain, the streets around the school were flooded. In Buenos Aires, the storm was just over, the children in the classrooms analyzed the reasons with their […]
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Argentina: Virtual Campus Promotes Learning in Primary Schools
Fundación Leer in Argentina: e-learning and a virtual community to promote critical thinking projects in primary schools Fundación Leer, non profit organization promoting literacy in Argentina since 1997, began to […]
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