Will Macron’s move against his alma mater make France’s HE system fairer? France’s president responded to the gilets jaunesmovement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education...
Canadá: Agenda de política universitaria / de investigación
Honing the University Party's Growth Agenda September 16th, 2019 - Alex Usher It’s election season, and so everyone is trotting out promises and coming up with manifestos. These manifestos are lists of specific promised policy initiatives, but they are also –...
La economía como disciplina: encrucijadas
The Economists' New Clothes? With economists struggling to derive credible explanations of macroeconomic conditions from the prevailing models, those who have long criticized the discipline for its scientific pretensions are feeling vindicated. And it remains to be...
Eric Posner, Libros recientes sobre meritocracia en USA
The Meritocracy Muddle Sep 13, 2019 ERIC POSNER Populist resentment against "elites" is a recurring feature of modern democracy, owing to the fact that popular sovereignty is at odds with the careful management of increasingly complex economies. But what causes public...
Media Lab del MIT: Fantasía y realidad
Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab By Nell Gluckman September 11, 2019 Cambridge, Mass. It was a validating moment for Caleb Harper. Norman Foster, the renowned architect who designed Apple’s circular headquarters, had come to the Massachusetts Institute of...
OCDE Panorama de la Educación 2019
By Marie-Hélène Doumet Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills Education at a Glance report provides a comprehensive overview of education systems in OECD member and partner countries, including detailed indicators across all levels of education –...
¿Por qué no la gratuidad? Una reflexión desde USA
Free Public College Is a Terrible Idea By Brian Rosenberg SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 PREMIUM Now that the race for the Democratic nomination for president is becoming more serious, it is time to take an equally serious look at the proposal for tuition-free public college...
¿Existe el mérito y hay meritocracia?
Does meritocracy stall social mobility, entrench an undeserving elite, and undermine trust in higher education? Joan Wong for The Chronicle September 13, 2019 That seems to be the emerging bipartisan consensus. “On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up...
Historia del sistema universitario argentino
“Historia del sistema universitario argentino” 11 septiembre, 2019 Viedma.- (APP) El viernes 20 de septiembre se estrena la serie en Canal Encuentro. Desde ese día, se emitirá cada viernes, a las 19.30. La serie producida por el Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional...
Acusación constitucional contra ministra de educación
Abogados constitucionalistas analizan los cinco puntos del libelo presentado el jueves: Expertos debaten sobre mérito jurídico de la acusación a la ministra Marcela Cubillos Señalan que hechos no revisten “envergadura tan grave” y cuestionan que se busque sancionar...
G Muñoz y M Vergara, Contrapunto sobre SIMCE 2022
Columna de Gonzalo Muñoz Stuardo: Simce 2022 y políticas educativas Columna de Gonzalo Muñoz Stuardo: Simce 2022 y...
SIMCE: Resultados nacionales y regionales
Los resultados para las comunidades educativas estarán disponibles a partir de este jueves 15 de junio en nuestro...
El relato del Boric rebelde
El relato del Boric rebelde Boric y su equipo han transformado su lenguaje desde la poesía revolucionaria a la prosa...
Alex Usher: El futuro de la educación superior
The Far Future June 7, 2023 | Alex Usher Occasionally, I get asked about why higher education will look like in forty...