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.
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.
Education 2023-07-19
China Railway's broken promise: Only 20 of 200 promised schools built in Ecuador
China's loan arrangements with Ecuador have given Beijing significant leverage over Quito, leading some to accuse China of debt-trap diplomacy.