The history of education in Latin America

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Cuba Leads the Way
By Gustavo Gonzalez, IPS, 9 December 1998. UN study shows that the quality of primary education is better in Cuba than in other Latin American nations.
Public Universities Serve the Rich
By Nefer Munoz, IPS, 23 March 1999. Far from helping the poor, the public universities of Latin America have in fact been subsidising the rich for years.
Inequity Stands in the Way of ‘Education For All’
By Gustavo Gonzalez, IPS, 10 March 2000. Access to education at all levels has grown considerably in Latin America in recent years, but the UN goal of ‘Education For All’ is still a remote dream due to social and economic inequity. The goal of Education For All (EFA) was adopted by UNESCO in 1990 in Jomtien, Thailand. In 1990s, some privatization by transferring responsibility to NGOs, parents' associations and private companies.