The Americas Quarterly Podcast

A Lost Generation? The Crisis in Latin American Schools.

Feb 3, 2022

32:01

Highlights

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Episode notes

Can We Squeeze Water Out of the Stone?

01:42

What Do You Think About the Future?

04:15

Is There a Need for Education in Latin America?

02:17

Introduction

2min

The Post Covet Education Challenge in Latin America

3min

Education in Latin America After the Lost Decade of the 19 Eighties

4min

What Have the Last Two Years Been Like?

3min

Is There a Need for Education in Latin America?

2min

The Politics of Education in Latin America

4min

What Are We Going to Do With Our Students?

3min

The Pandemic in Latin America

3min

Can We Squeeze Water Out of the Stone?

2min

10.

Learning From the Pandemic in Latin America

2min

11.

What Do You Think About the Future?

4min

Students in Latin America missed more school because of the pandemic than any other part of the world. What will this mean for the region's long-term prosperity? Fernando Reimers, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-editor of Learning to Build Better Futures for Education, joins AQ to discuss the toll COVID has taken on Latin American education – and what businesses, policymakers and educators can do to avoid another "lost decade."