In the pictures: Soledad Boss, Educational Specialist of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Jeffrey L. Lloyd, Minister of Education of the Bahamas and Javier González, Director of SUMMA.
The Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE) is a permanent ministerial dialogue mechanism responsible for the development and follow-up on the lines of action established by the Ministers of Education to respond to the mandates emanating from the Summits of the Americas.
The adoption of the Inter-American Education Agenda (IEA) reflects a historical process of consensus building among the Ministries of Education of the OAS member states to address the most important challenges that affect the educational development of the region and impact the right of children, youth and adults to access to high quality, equitable and inclusive education throughout their lives. Moreover, the Inter-American Education Agenda is conceived by OAS member states as a tool to follow-up and implement the Goal#4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (http://www.oas.org/en/cidi/cie.asp).
The meeting was held in September 28th and 29th , and sought to build consensus around issues of quality, inclusive and equitable education; strengthening of the teaching profession, and comprehensive early childhood care.
SUMMA seeks to strengthen the processes of collaboration with the OAS, the committee and the Inter-American Education Agenda in order to advance the solutions and address the objectives established in the 2030 Agenda. These regional instances, with ministers and representatives of education authorities of the member countries of the OAS, are a highly relevant opportunities to influence the political decision-making processes, and thus to contribute to the transformation of the education systems in the region.
Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco is a Senior Researcher at SUMMA, with a background in project management, public policies, and applied research. She is interested in equity and justice which is reflected in her work and research on education, employment, inequality, migration, and gender issues.
Her previous work experience includes coordinating an educational transformation project in Paraguay, her work as a consultant for UNESCO and the ILO, and her key roles in the Ministry of Education of Chile. Currently, at SUMMA, she focuses on supporting the development of educational policies and connecting research, practice, and educational policy.
She got a master’s degree in international development studies from the University of Amsterdam, she obtained a master’s degree in labor economics for Development from the University of Turin, and her bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chile. All of which provide her with skills, technical tools, and diverse perspectives to contribute to the important work that SUMMA is pushing forward.
Paula Salas
Evaluation Project Coordinator
About Paula Salas
Paula Salas is Coordinator of Evaluation Projects at SUMMA. Her main experience is in educational research and development of assessment instruments. She worked as an analyst at the Measurement Center of the Catholic University (MIDE UC) and for four years at the Department of Psychology of the University of Chile in various research projects, aimed at the development of psychoeducational assessment instruments to support high school students. High School Humanist Scientist and Professional Technician in the process of transition to higher education.
She is a psychologist from the University of Chile and has a master’s degree in Social Research Methods from University College London (UCL).
