Centering Race in Salvador Bahia: Development and Sustainable Tourism

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My first trip to Salvador, Bahia was in 1996 during one of the many renovation waves of historic Pelorinho. I was traveling with my mother and as we walked around the historic center, we could feel that things were changing. There was a sense of uncertainty about who would be the future occupants of this community. One of our tour guides even told us if you come back, “we” may not even be here. It was if places were being cleaned up and maybe even cleaned out to make them better, without the people or a sense of their belonging and the human elements of design.

How Accurately are Household Surveys Measuring the Size and Inequalities for the LGBT Population in Bogota, Colombia? Evidence from a List Experiment

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This paper studies whether household surveys precisely identify the LGBT population and are suitable to measure labor market discrimination in Colombia. We first quantify the size of the LGBT population and estimate labor market inequalities from these data, highlighting potential pitfalls from using this approach. We then present findings from a list experiment in Bogotá, Colombia. Results show that household surveys underestimate the size of the LGBT population and may yield biased estimates of labor market inequalities.

ChatGPT and Education: Opportunity, Challenge, or Threat?

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Is it goodbye to teachers? Is it goodbye to schooling as we know it? Will it lead to reinventing education, schools, and educators? ChatGPT, an innovative tool that answers questions about almost anything, was released toward the end of 2022. Put this way, it would seem like the exact old wine in a new bottle. After all, Google and Wikipedia have been doing this for decades.

A Snapshot of Child Care Center Quality and Child Development in Mexico for Children Under Three: Methodology and Results

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From 2018 to 2020, we conducted a groundbreaking, nationwide study in Mexico to assess service quality at public child care centers for children under three. The assessment is representative at the national level of the main child care models. We gathered evidence from 245 centers, 426 classrooms, and 2,115 children attending the centers throughout the country, as well as from their households, in order to identify specific interventions to promote child development at the centers.

What are the challenges for Digital Health in Latin America and the Caribbean? 

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Our guest author for this blog is the artificial intelligence platform known as GPT. We asked GPT to tell us what are the main challenges to digital transformation in health in the region. Our Editorial Committee did not add any subtitles, hyperlinks or make any edits. So, here is the result: 

Skills for Life: Measuring 21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Measuring 21st century skills is one of the most important tasks of education and training systems. Measurement is what allows program managers to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular education program, diagnose the needs of individual students, or assess their development over time. Still, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the world face challenges in this area.

Beyond Wishful Thinking: Ending Inequality Entails Transforming Education

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Addressing the challenges and the future of education involves recognizing that we are facing an unprecedented context, which is not solely the result of the pandemic and a complex global geopolitical and economic scenario. It is also a consequence of the structural issues that the region was already facing, combined with other persistent global challenges like climate change, migration, and conflict.

The 10 Life Skills Worth Pursuing Now

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In this 21st century, when social change is occurring at a dizzying pace, societies are demanding that people develop an increasing number of the skills needed to navigate complex life challenges. These skills include resilience, critical thinking, and empathy, among others. What are the life skills that matter and how can education systems contribute to people’s prosperity? 

Education Policy Brief 9: Parental Engagement in Early Childhood Development and Preschool Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

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Caregivers of young children in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Peru (62,837 households) participated in a survey on pandemic-era learning at home using resources supplied by educational ministries. The note presents data (disaggregated by socioeconomic group and geographic location) on the use of learning resources, including asynchronous and synchronous lessons, teachers communicate with parents, by text or WhatsApp messages, phone or video calls, as well as printed materials.

Does an Education Major Matter for Teaching?: The Relationship between Teachers Degree and Student Achievement

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It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the rela- tionship between teachers college major and student achievement by using unique data from Ecuador, which, for a period of time, allowed any graduate, regardless of their major, to apply for a teaching position in the countrys centralized selection process.

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