SUMMA

Increasing the quality, equity and inclusion of education systems through research and evidence

SUMMA is the first Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Education for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Created in 2016 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with the support of the Ministries of Education of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, and later joined by those of Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, SUMMA works across the region to increase the quality, equity and inclusion of education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting the improvement of decision-making processes, both in structural policies and pedagogical practices in schools. They do this by generating, synthesising, adapting, disseminating and transferring innovation, knowledge and evidence of quality, which they produce through collaborative networks, advice and joint work with ministries of education, school communities, and key stakeholders in the region.