Remote Delivery of Parenting Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of parenting programs through home visits and group meetings in many low- and middle-income countries.
Education without borders? The hope of migrant students
A little over 30 years ago, when Amilcar Amaya was 13, he migrated with his family from El Salvador, leaving behind his native country amid a civil war in which 75,000 lives were lost and a fifth of the population was displaced.
Centralized Student Assignment Systems: Implementation Guide
In recent times, governments have expanded the use of centralized student assignment systems to solve the problems that arise in traditional enrollment processes and to make them more transparent, efficient, and equitable. To do this, it is important to be clear about four steps: 1) diagnosis and planning; 2) general definitions; 3) platform development; and 4) information interventions and communication campaigns. A fifth phase is added to evaluate and improve, which seeks to identify the optimization points of the implementation to adjust them in the next process.
Centralized Student Assignment Systems: Implementation Guide
In recent times, governments have expanded the use of centralized student assignment systems to solve the problems that arise in traditional enrollment processes and to make them more transparent, efficient, and equitable. To do this, it is important to be clear about four steps: 1) diagnosis and planning; 2) general definitions; 3) platform development; and 4) information interventions and communication campaigns. A fifth phase is added to evaluate and improve, which seeks to identify the optimization points of the implementation to adjust them in the next process.
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
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.
Improving Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Times of COVID-19: Experimental Evidence on Parental Networks and SMS Messages
Este documento describe un experimento implementado en Costa Rica para aumentar el aprendizaje de estudiantes del nivel preescolar durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Aprovechando las redes existentes de padres, estudiamos el efecto directo de ser seleccionado para recibir los mensajes de texto SMS, así como los efectos indirectos de ser parte de una red de padres. Los mensajes de texto se enviaron a los padres o apoderados de los niños y niñas con el objetivo de apoyar su aprendizaje en el hogar.
Let’s change perceptions about Women and Girls in STEM
Women remain underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) despite extensive efforts across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to increase their participation in these fields. IDB research finds that women are significantly underrepresented among engineering, IT, industry, and construction graduates in every Latin American country.
Digital citizenship: do we have both rights and duties in the online space?
A digital citizen is a person who uses information technology (IT) to participate in society, politics, and government. Karen Mossberger defines it as ” those who use the Internet regularly and effectively” in her book Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation. They have a comprehensive understanding of digital citizenship, which is responsible and appropriate behavior when using technology.
Access Now: Internet abierto y libre
Access Now is an international non-profit organization, created in 2009 in order to ensure human rights, public policy and activism in defense of the open and free Internet.
Google Earth: A tribute to indigenous languages
The importance of language as a vehicle for communication and preservation of cultures is well known. The indigenous communities are fighting so theirs are not lost and preserve them for future generations. The United Nations declares 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, as a proposal to increase the visibility of this fact.