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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 15, 2007  2007­003  U.S. Agency for International Development  Strategic Development Office (503) 2501­3471  U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (503) 2501­2471  Email: kazucena@usaid.gov  http://www.usaid.gov/sv  http://elsalvador.usembassy.gov/ WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION  SAN SALVADOR– The U.S. Embassy, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s  (USAID) Strengthening of Basic Education Program and in conjunction with the Ministry of  Education (MINED), inaugurated today a workshop entitled, “Definition of Frontiers and Limits in  Education.”  The workshop objective is to expose participants to a proposal for a financing sources registry for  education, which is internationally known as National Education Accounts (NEA), in order to enrich  and complement the registry.  The workshop included two presentations on investing in public  education and the importance of the accounts.  USAID Human Investment Office Director David Losk said this educational tool has only been  developed in Morocco, Turkey and the Philippines.  “It is pleasing to know that El Salvador is the first Latin American country to implement this kind of  tool that guides the ministries on the importance of informing the use and the sources of education  financing while influencing educational policy through information analysis and utilization,” said Dr.  Losk.  Workshop participants, among them 90 representatives from the national educational sector,  highlighted the importance of spreading the concept of frontiers and limits in education as well as  particular areas that require debate and clarification.  Moreover, it was noted that several public  organizations invest in education as an added value.  According to data provided by the 2002­2005 Multipurpose Household Survey, Salvadoran families  are investing more and more on education and on taking their children to public schools.  Therefore, household spending and MINED spending are complimentary.  MINED manages most  of its resources for teachers’ salaries and infrastructure while households invest their resources in  snacks, school supplies, shoes, school complementary fees and enrollment.  This confirms the  experiences from other countries where household contribution is as important as government  investment.  # # # 

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