Hey NALs were you on R&R...I missed you except your long posts.Lol
Now to the issue on hand. Those figures you quoted above are meaningless unless they are put in context.
As I'm sure you know that Ley #66-97 or Ley Organica de la Educacion de la Republica Dominicana states that a minimum of 4% of GDP is to be spent on education. The Dominican government is spending less than half of that. According to UNESCO's latest figures its 1.1%.
The way I see it the new subway system is a good thing, but not to the detriment of the education of future generations.
http://www.unesco.cl/medios/bibliote...lac_ingles.pdf
(statistic page 231)
Ley de Educación: Títulos X y XI