Quality education for all: a human rights issue

Educational policies within the framework of the II Intergovernmental Meeting of the Regional Education Project for Latin America and the Caribbean (EFA/PRELAC): background document.

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Progress toward Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean

Prepared by the Regional Preparatory Meeting 2011 of the Annual Ministerial Review (RMA) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The report examines the progress and challenges toward achieving the goals of Education for All (EFA) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Challenges for Equity in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Factors associated with the cognitive achievement of students in Latin America and the Caribbean: briefing paper

This document presents the most important findings of the study on factors associated with the cognitive achievements of students in Latin America and the Caribbean.In this publication, UNESCO’s Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean makes recommendations on how to design and implement education policies that provide greater learning opportunities for students.

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Presentations:

Atilio Pizarro: Introduction to a Right to a Quality Education for All

Atilio Pizarro: UNESCO’s understanding of education quality

Daniel Contreras: Equity, quality and right to education; a reflection from the UNICEF task

Elena Duro: Self-evaluation of educational quality

Ernesto Treviño: Learning assessment among indigenous students in Latin America

Gilbert Valverde: International Assessments: opportunities and challenges for educational policy

Heidi Mirza: The intersectionality of quality and equality education for ethnic minorities in Britain

Martín Hopenhayn: Educational gaps and intergenerational reproduction of inequality

Moritz Bilagher: Quality of education and educational assessment

Paula Louzano: Excellence and Equity in Brazilian Schools