Notes
1. Part of this paper was presented at the conference ‘Latin American Lessons in Promoting Education for All’ (2006), held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
2. In 2007 US$.
3. Galiani and Corrales (2006), cited by Vegas, E., and J. Petrow Citation2007.
4. It is revealing that the head of the national teachers union, a member of the Communist Party, stressed SIMCE data as an indicator of equity: ‘SIMCE results make us reflect deeply upon Chilean education. We have serious quality and equity problems’. ‘Facing SIMCE results’ (2006). http://www.colegiodeprofesores.cl/noticiero/declaraciones_publicas.htm
5. US$ 2007.