In Barbados, investment in education is one of the highest in the region and there is almost universal access to basic education. However, learning outcomes are still unequal, and while many young people complete secondary school, they do not obtain the credentials required to succeed in the labor market.
In Barbados, investment in education is one of the highest in the region and there is almost universal access to basic education. However, learning outcomes are still unequal, and while many young people complete secondary school, they do not obtain the credentials required to succeed in the labor market.
A recurrent theme in conversations about education is that millennials are demanding more technology inside the classroom, and that teachers are resistant to educational innovations. I dare to disagree.
Regulatory agencies around the world are continuously reviewing requests for the commercialization of new medicines and other health technologies in their countries.
A more equitable distribution of school funding can narrow persistent socioeconomic achievement gaps among students in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A more equitable distribution of school funding can narrow persistent socioeconomic achievement gaps among students in Latin America and the Caribbean.
All around the world, leaders from government and industry debate the “future of work.” We have all seen predictions of a massive shift in the workforce needs of the future. The latest prediction from McKinsey Global Institute is that approximately 50% of existing work activities can be displaced, replaced or changed by automation of some form, whether caused by traditional software, robotics, or new artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
By Laurence Telson*
My hair is mine and not mine. It is quite boring, some part wavy some part coarse, it grows fast and wild. Yet it tells the story of who I am (Caribbean of African descent), my social background (middle class), and my racial DNA (a medley of all that trampled the Continent). For me, it is not just hair. My “Black-Hair” stands for the historical weight that I bear as an Afro-Caribbean woman.
When we talk about technology for education we think of tablets, laptops, robots or interactive platforms with which children learn new (coding) or traditional skills (mathematics) better or faster. Raised like this, it seems inevitable to imagine that students or higher income schools have the most access to this type of resources. But, what would happen if access to technology in the coming years is not a privilege, but the cheapest way to access educational services?