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Extending the School Day in Latin America and the Caribbean

Holland, Peter - 2017

school day. This paper examines the evidence on the relationship between instructional time and student learning, reviewing … 19 studies that measure the effects of longer school days in the region. It characterizes the differences in the … implementation of extended school day programs and provides one detailed case study and cost-effectiveness exercise, from Uruguay …

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Chávez, Cirenia; Cebotari, Victor; Benítez Jiménez, … - 2021

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Gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Berniell, Inés; Fernández, Raquel; Krutikova, Sonya - 2023

This chapter examines gender inequality, focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work. The objective is to provide a current snapshot of gender inequality across key indicators as well as a dynamic perspective that highlights successes and...

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Case Studies in Extending the School Day in Latin America

Alfaro, Pablo; Holland, Peter - 2012

The case study in extending the school day in Latin America includes the following countries in this paper: Argentina …

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How do hurricanes impact achievement in school? : a Caribbean perspective

Spencer, Nekeisha; Polachek, Solomon W.; Strobl, Eric - 2016

relationship at the school, parish, year and country level. The results show a negative and significant effect on performance in … the sciences if hurricanes strike when school is in session and a positive or no effect when school is not in session. In …

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