Peru

Peru (News and Research 165) An interview with former Peruvian Minister of Education Jaime Saavedra The race between education and technology in Europe and Central Asia While enrollment in tertiary education worldwide has gone up three-fold since 1970, the overall returns to education – the benefits to individuals and society from investment in education –Continue reading “Peru”

Is Education a Bad Investment?

Is Education a Bad Investment? (News and Research 163) Is education a bad investment, asks Jorge Moreno?  No, it is not, he says, and so does the evidence | ¿Es la educación una mala inversión? School-Based Management in Mexico, program combined cash grant with school improvement | intervention did not have an effect on performanceContinue reading “Is Education a Bad Investment?”

Human Capital and Knowledge

Human Capital and Knowledge (Education News and Research 162) How Much Chance Do Kids in Croatia Have of Reaching Their Potential? … a child born in the Republic of Croatia today has a 72 percent chance of reaching their full potential in terms of education, stated Harry Anthony Patrinos, the main man of the World Bank’sContinue reading “Human Capital and Knowledge”

Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia

Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia (Education News and Research 161) Presentation by Harry Patrinos   Teachers and Cheaters: Just an Anagram? When Students Don’t Care: Reexamining International Differences in Achievement and Student Effort Attracting Low-Income Students to Top Universities Let me write a dissertation for you: the micro-level cost-benefit approach to doctoral degreeContinue reading “Tertiary Education in Europe and Central Asia”

Human Capital Research in ECA

Human Capital Research in ECA (Education News and Research 160) HSE University and World Bank Discuss Joint Human Capital Development Projects On August 22, HSE University leadership met with Jaime Saavedra, Head of the World Bank’s Education Global Practice. Participants of the meeting discussed issues related to areas of current and future cooperation between HSEContinue reading “Human Capital Research in ECA”

Education Reform

Education Reform (Education News and Research 159) World Bank: Education reform in Ukraine should be accelerated, expanded | World Bank Country Director for Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Satu Kahkonen believes that the reform of education in Ukraine should be accelerated and expanded… Factors Behind Regional Inequality in Education in Kazakhstan | In the fall ofContinue reading “Education Reform”

The Race between Education and Technology

The Race between Education and Technology (Education News and Research 158) Innovative Learning Environments: The Role of Energy–Efficient Investments in Russian Preschool Education Facilities (A Case Study of the Khanty-Mansyisk Region)  Congrats Tigran, Dmitry, Maria  This paper discusses an example of an early childhood development facility intervention in the Khanty-Mansyisk region of the Russian FederationContinue reading “The Race between Education and Technology”

Skills, Robots and Learning

Skills, Robots and Learning (Education News and Research 156) Wayne Gretzky and the modern economy | Modern workers need to anticipate where the economic puck is going by focusing on the skills robots can’t replace… Investing in the People of Europe and Central Asia Fadia Saadah | The Human Capital Project (HCP) is predicated on the convictionContinue reading “Skills, Robots and Learning”