Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least? By Tara Westover THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST How College Makes or Breaks Us By Paul Tough I am — to capitulate fully to the nomenclature — a “first gen,” meaning a first-generation college graduate. For me, as for...
El valor del pregrado: estudio en los EEUU
Assessing the Value of an Undergrad Degree A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning. By Lilah Burke September 27, 2019 3 COMMENTS...
Francia: ¿la reforma Macron de las grandes escuelas?
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...
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...
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...
Niños y jovenes fuera del colegio en el mundo
UIS Releases New Education Data and SDG 4 Indicators for 2018 School Year 13/09/2019 Focus on out-of-school children New data on the world’s out-of-school children reveal little or no progress for more than a decade, with about 258 million children, adolescents and...
México: educación temprana
NUEVO INFORME México: Informe de Progreso de Políticas de Primera Infancia Sep 04 | Mexicanos Primero y Diálogo Interamericano A continuación, se presenta el Informe de Progreso de Políticas de Primera Infancia de México, elaborado por Mexicanos Primero y...
Revista Iberoamericana de Educación Superior
Número actual Vol. 10 Núm. 28 (2019) Publicado: 2019-06-01 Territorios ¿Puntos de partida y llegada simétricos? Una tipología basada en la relación educación-empleo Jorge-Alberto Arellano-Martínez, Iván-Alejandro Salas-Durazo 3-24 PDF HTML Análisis comparativo entre...
Australia: Fijación de precios en la educación superior
‘Principles, not price’ should guide Australian fees: report Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include...
Pérdida de hegemonía
Pérdida de hegemonía "Círculos de la propia derecha empiezan a percatarse de que las aguas están cambiando de...
Violencia contra la academia a nivel global
“Si me matan, que sea por ir a clase”: la educación sufre una media de ocho ataques cada día en el mundo Un informe...
Violencia global sobre la educación superior
Steep rise in military attacks on higher education globally Brendan O’Malley 21 June 2024 The latest Education under...