How Chile’s growth skipped its schools

“A country’s development is expressed by the quality of its schools, not by the quality of its highways.”

The hand-painted sign that hung last week outside a Santiago high school sums up the pent-up frustrations in one of Latin America’s most stable economies, whose modern sewage plants, envied subway system, and automated-toll superhighways are icons of Chile’s rapid economic growth. Meanwhile, many of the country’s public schools are in dire need of new infrastructure, resources, and better-trained teachers. Learn more at The Christian Science Monitor.