EdCast What's Happening With Vegas? Posted November 6, 2013 By Matt Weber Emiliana Vegas, Ed.M.'96, Ed.D.'01, is a leading expert on global education policy issues, including teacher policies, education finance systems, and early childhood development policies. Having spent over a decade at the World Bank, where she authored many books on the state of education in Latin America, Vegas is now chief of the education division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, D.C., where she leads a team working to support education systems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In this edition of the EdCast, Vegas examines the transformative relationship between banking and education in developing countries and reflects on her time at HGSE as a student. EdCast An education podcast that keeps the focus simple: what makes a difference for learners, educators, parents, and communities Explore All Articles Related Articles News Lost in Translation New comparative study from Ph.D. candidate Maya Alkateb-Chami finds strong correlation between low literacy outcomes for children and schools teaching in different language from home Ed. Magazine Memories of a Grandfather — and Caring Teachers A personal understanding of why support is critical for refugee learners EdCast HBCUs, Higher Ed, and Democracy’s Future How HBCUs represent a model of higher education desperately needed to save the future of democracy