Confronting the Education Crisis: How to Rebuild Latin America’s Human Capital

Americas Quarterly held a virtual event examining how to address the region’s education crisis. In Latin America, schools were fully or partly closed for more than 230 days due to the pandemic, and the impact threatens not only individuals, but entire economies. Top thinkers will discuss what governments and the private sector can do to help.

Speakers

• Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education; Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative and of the International Education Policy Master’s Program, Harvard University @FernandoReimers
• Claudia Costin, Founder and Director, Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education Policies (CEIPE); Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation @ClaudiaCostin
• Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director, Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @ctornaghi (moderator)

No registration is required to watch this webcast. The program will be livestreamed on this page at 9 a.m. ET on February 8. You can also watch this event on Twitter and YouTube.

Event Information: Emilie Sweigart, esweigart@as-coa.org

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