School infrastructure is a key factor in student learning. The quality of school facilities can lead to increased attendance rates; adequate comfort conditions have a positive impact on academic performance; and resilient design ensures the continuity of educational services in the face of extreme weather events, which are worsening due to climate change.
Universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools goes beyond meeting childrens basic needsit plays a vital role in preventing disease and, as a result, improving school attendance rates. However, schools in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continue to face significant challenges related to both the availability and quality of WASH services, as well as the physical condition of sanitary facilities in schools.
Universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools goes beyond meeting childrens basic needsit plays a vital role in preventing disease and, as a result, improving school attendance rates. However, schools in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continue to face significant challenges related to both the availability and quality of WASH services, as well as the physical condition of sanitary facilities in schools.
Economic research on sexual minority individuals in low- and middle-income countries is limited due to the lack of representative data including information on sexual orientation. This paper uses census data from eight Latin American countries to explore socioeconomic disparities between same-sex and different-sex couples. Individuals in same-sex couples tend to be younger, less likely to identify as Indigenous, more educated, and less likely to live with children. Unemployment and income gaps vary by country.
“You’ll spoil the baby,” “You’re letting them manipulate you,” “If you carry them so much, they’ll never learn to self-soothe.” These are just some of the comments many parents and caregivers have heard when they pick up their baby to comfort them.
What comes to mind when you hear the words “artificial intelligence”? When we posed this question to students at two public schools in Colombia, their answers ranged from giggles to thoughtful silence—and one unforgettable response:
“AI is like a unicorn-duck. It doesn’t exist. It’s just something made up on computers or phones.”
The Covid-19 pandemic altered the landscape of non-contributory cash transfer programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Governments in the region widely utilized cash transfers to support households and individuals during the crisis. Using standardized household survey data from 13 countries, we examine changes in the share of the population covered by cash transfers between 2019 and 2022.
In this post, Kellie C. Ady, Executive Director of Education Strategy & Learning Innovation at
PowerSchool, shares a practical three-step approach to help education leaders define a clear vision for AI in learning. As AI becomes increasingly present in classrooms, her insights offer a timely guide for ensuring alignment, purpose, and impact across all levels of an organization.
Health spending is a major concern in our region, for households and governments alike. Two recently published studies that were commissioned by the IDB examine how health spending may evolve in the near future, what drives these changes, and what can be done.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 7.8 million people over the age of 65 need help with activities of daily living, a figure that will increase to 14 million by 2035 and to 23 million by 2050. Aging particularly affects women, who live longer than men and predominantly take on caregiving roles: