Online seminar at Stanford on conditinoal cash transfer programmes and access to education

By Marielk. The Working Group Current Trends in Brazilian Education, in cooperation with the Center for Latin American Studies and the Lemann Center for Educational Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazil, is holding an open seminar at Stanford that will also be available online. The seminar is titled “The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs on Education“, and it will be held on June 2nd at 9:30 am to 11:00 am (California Time) (equals 18:30 CEST).
The main focus is on the implications of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programs on access to education in Latin American countries. Conditional Cash Transfer Programs refer to initiatives that create a link between individual behaviour and the rights for receiving benefits/welfare from the state. During this seminar, the focus will be on the relationship between this type of programmes and access to education.
The seminar and debate will be coordinated by Stanford School of Education professor Eric Bettinger, and features contributions from two guests. The researcher and former Vice-Minister of Social Development in Brazil Rômulo Paes de Sousa will talk about the Bolsa Família program and its potentials as an effective educational policy. The former president of Peru Alejandro Toledo will discuss the challenges and outcomes of the program Juntos on the Peruvian education. You can register to the online webinar here.