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By Emma Naslund-Hadley

Imagine an invention from nearly 100 years ago, from the time when my grandmother was young, that could help solve a problem faced by girls today. This is the story of how we combined three innovations from different eras: television (1926), chatbots (1963), and WhatsApp (2009), to address a crucial challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean: the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The Problem: Underrepresentation of Girls in STEM

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Elena Arias Ortiz, Justin Dayhoff, Cynthia Hobbs

When was the last time you associated “fun” with funding? It might sound unusual but making education finance engaging is a pressing challenge. How do we spark interest in a seemingly tedious administrative task?

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By Barbara Bruns

Educational transformations require long-term commitment, passion, and political and managerial skills. In Brazil, Paulo Renato Souza is an inspiring role model for how education can become a matter of state and how to revolutionize education with powerful leadership and management. In what he called the ‘revolução gerenciada,’ he was able to implement an educational reform and be remembered as someone who left an impact that survived the test of time and the political changes of different parties elected.

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