Events
Empty classrooms: Where are the teachers?
October 20, 2020, 17:00pm-18:00pm EST
A conversation led by:
Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine
Guests:
Martín Benavides, Minister of Education of Peru
Monserrat Creamer, Minister of Education of Ecuador
With the participation of:
Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB
Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB
Publications:
- The problem of teacher shortages in Latin America
- Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru
- "Quiero Ser Maestro":Improvements in the teacher hiring process of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador
- Teacher Policies, Incentives, and Labor Markets in Chile, Colombia, and Peru: Implications for Equality
- Altruism or Money?: Reducing Teacher Sorting Using Behavioral Strategies in Peru
- Centralized Teacher Assignment in Ecuador
Teacher hiring: the subject we failed
November 3, 2020, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST
A conversation led by:
Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine
Guests:
Lorena Meckes,Researcher, PUC of Chile and Ex-Director of Evaluation, Ministry of Education of Chile
Giuliana Espinosa, Ex-Director of Teacher Evaluation, Ministry of Education of Peru
With the participation of:
Eleonora Bertoni, Consultant, Education Division, IDB
Diana Hincapié, Economist, Education Division, IDB
Publications:
- Hiring and assigning teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean: a path towards quality and equity in education
- Testing our Teachers: Keys to a successful teacher evaluation system
Innovations in Teacher Assignment
March 9, 2021, 17:00pm-18:00pm EST
A conversation led by:
Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine
Guest:
Parag Pathak, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
With the participation of:
Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB
Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB
Publications:
- "Quiero Ser Maestro": Improvements in the teacher hiring process of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador
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Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru
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How to attract teachers to vulnerable schools?
March 30, 2021, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST
A conversation led by:
Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine
Guest:
Christopher Neilson, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Hugo Ñopo, Principal Researcher, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Peru
With the participation of:
Luana Marotta, Consultant, Education Division, IDB
Alonso Roman, Consultant, Education Division, IDB
Publications:
- Can Financial Incentives Help Disadvantaged Schools to Attract and Retain High-performing Teachers?: Evidence from Chile
- Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru
- Teacher Policies, Incentives, and Labor Markets in Chile, Colombia, and Peru: Implications for Equality
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Opening the doors to schools: Do teacher nudges work?
April 20, 2021, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST
A conversation led by:
Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine
Guest:
Nicolas Ajzenman, Assistant Professor of Economics, São Paulo School of Economics (FGV)
Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education and Director, Annenberg Institute, University of Brown
With the participation of:
Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB
Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB
Publications:
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