'The entrepreneurs' bet is to build long-term education': Fundación Empresarios por la Educación
Andrea Escobar, executive director of Fundación Empresarios por la Educación Photo: Courtesy
TL;DR
- The Colombian education system suffers from persistent gaps between public and private institutions and high dropout rates.
- Fundación Empresarios por la Educación has published 'Decisiones que cambian la educación: de la preocupación a la acción' to propose solutions for quality, governance, and evaluation.
- Key areas for improvement include protecting student educational trajectories, developing all human talent within the system, strengthening governance, and using evaluation effectively.
- Business leaders are concerned about educational quality, believing it is crucial for closing competitiveness gaps and building a long-term vision for Colombia.
- Data systems are lacking, hindering the ability to track students, identify at-risk individuals, and make informed decisions.
- Emerging trends like artificial intelligence and demographic shifts require the education system to adapt rapidly, particularly in training teachers for critical thinking skills and reorganizing to meet future population needs.
- Higher education faces challenges with accreditation and timely processing of 'registros calificados,' requiring agile public policy to support universities in reinventing themselves.