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IDB to support universalization of basic education in Ecuador
30 Nov '07
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The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$295 million program to support the universalization of basic education in Ecuador.
The main objective of this program is to support the government strategy on the universalization of 10 years of basic education with an emphasis on border, rural and poor urban areas by improving the quality, equity and internal efficiency of educational processes.
“In the medium term, the program will support the government in its efforts to improve educational quality and sector management through the APRENDO tests, school census, and the opening of comprehensive and full-cycle schools,” said IDB project team leader Jennelle Thompson.
APRENDO tests include various achievement tests in math and language created by Ecuador's National System for Measurement of Academic Achievement for students in the third, seventh and tenth years of basic education. According to Thompson, because of budget constraints and institutional obstacles, these achievement tests have not been administered nationwide since 2000.
The program has two main components: the expansion of basic education coverage with equity and the improvement in educational quality and management.
The first component is designed to expand basic education in rural, border and poor urban areas; increase the number of teachers, improving their geographical distribution in favor of poor, indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian students; ensure the timely supplyof high-quality educational inputs to first through tenth grade students; and provide adequate training to new teachers.
The second component will focus on implementing a national assessment and accountability system for the education sector. This system will include a coordinated budgetary framework to foster the transformation and innovation of educational management.
The loan will be executed by Ecuador's Ministry of Education.
The main objective of this program is to support the government strategy on the universalization of 10 years of basic education with an emphasis on border, rural and poor urban areas by improving the quality, equity and internal efficiency of educational processes.
“In the medium term, the program will support the government in its efforts to improve educational quality and sector management through the APRENDO tests, school census, and the opening of comprehensive and full-cycle schools,” said IDB project team leader Jennelle Thompson.
APRENDO tests include various achievement tests in math and language created by Ecuador's National System for Measurement of Academic Achievement for students in the third, seventh and tenth years of basic education. According to Thompson, because of budget constraints and institutional obstacles, these achievement tests have not been administered nationwide since 2000.
The program has two main components: the expansion of basic education coverage with equity and the improvement in educational quality and management.
The first component is designed to expand basic education in rural, border and poor urban areas; increase the number of teachers, improving their geographical distribution in favor of poor, indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian students; ensure the timely supplyof high-quality educational inputs to first through tenth grade students; and provide adequate training to new teachers.
The second component will focus on implementing a national assessment and accountability system for the education sector. This system will include a coordinated budgetary framework to foster the transformation and innovation of educational management.
The loan will be executed by Ecuador's Ministry of Education.
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