This bulletin reports on educational reform efforts in specific Latin American countries and calls for policy makers to utilize research findings on education in their decision. Five articles are included: (1) "Education Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Agenda for Action" (Ernesto Schiefelbein); (2) "Uruguayan High School Graduates: Who Are They, What Did They Learn and What Do They Think?" (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Montevideo); (3) "Factors that Condition Schooling Levels in Guatemala" (Emilio Rojas); (4) "Linking Formal and Non-Formal Education, Implications for Teacher Training" (Ali Hamadachei); and (5) "Open and Distance Learning" (UNESCO). (EH)