Chile Brings a Collaborative Approach to School Absenteeism to the International Debate 

Representatives from our country’s INSA Network—an alliance that brings together the public sector, academia, and civil society organizations—will present in Spain the progress made at the national level and possible areas of collaboration among member institutions of other school support networks. A Chilean delegation will travel to Spain to present to specialists from […]

Letter to El Mercurio: PISA: Where Should We Focus?

Dear Editor: In PISA 2025, Chile’s reading score dropped by 12 points and fell 25 points below the OECD average. This data is troubling for reasons beyond the numbers themselves. When reading skills decline, other areas of learning—such as math and science—tend to suffer as well. It’s not that reading explains everything, but it is the foundation for understanding instruction, […]

Letter to La Tercera: Promoting Reading Starting in Preschool

Dear Editor: The Education Quality Agency presented “Impulso Lector,” a tool that will be administered nationwide to 278,000 second-grade students and will assess pre-reading skills, comprehension, and fluency, with the aim of identifying those who require additional support. The initiative represents a significant step forward for the […]

Thanks to their outstanding attendance: Meet the 17 preschoolers who will travel to the United States to visit NASA 

Representatives from all regions of Chile will travel to the Kennedy Space Center after achieving an attendance rate of over 90% and winning the “Haz que Despeguen” contest. This year, a new winner was also selected for improving attendance. The entire group will travel with their parents or guardians on an all-expenses-paid trip and will also visit Magic Kingdom, one of the Disney parks, and Legoland.