Uruguay, Nov. 6 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is lending $60 million to help Uruguay enhance access and quality in its secondary education system. This operation is the third under a Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects approved in 2016 to finance a broader program of educational support for secondary students.The new loan aims to lower drop-out rates and the share of students who repeat grades. The program, focusing on students in the most vulnerable situations, will also expand an educational model that extends school hours to provide more learning opportunities and reinforce student-school ties.The program will counteract high absenteeism rates, which are more acute in vulnerable contexts. It will implement a tu...