El Salvador's National Library: opaque Chinese funding, mostly Western holdings

Education 2025-03-28

El Salvador's National Library: opaque Chinese funding, mostly Western holdings

To inaugurate the library they touted as the 'largest and most modern in the region,' organizers had to borrow shelves from another library.

Brazil's school cellphone ban revitalizes playgrounds and enhances learning

Education 2025-02-19

Brazil's school cellphone ban revitalizes playgrounds and enhances learning

Schoolchildren across Brazil, a nation of more than 200 million inhabitants, are beginning the school year with a new law that bans cellphone use during classes and break times.