The following is from DR1 news of today. It includes one of my favorite themes in the article..... The "General Law of Education 66-97". In an earlier post (#4) in this thread I wrote about this law that keeps being ignored by the Leonel administration. The articles says that it will not be implemented till 2013!!!...Talk about flaunting a law that's been in the books for over 10 years. If only someone could prosecute the government for braking its own laws. Shame the losers are the Dominican people relegated to one of the lowest spending for education in LA and the world....somehow that metro keeps coming up in my mind.
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New 10-Year Education Plan
Education Minister Alejandrina German has unveiled the government's 10-Year Education Plan for 2008-2018, calling it an instrument for changing education in the country. The plan follows a lengthy consultation phase with private educators, teaching unions, business and civil society groups, as reported in Hoy. Nevertheless, it postpones the implementation of General Law of Education 66-97 that calls for the government to invest 4% of the Gross Domestic Product in education until 2013.
During the presentation, Luis Sanchez Noble, speaking for the business community, spoke about the changes that are needed. "Up to now we have been surrounded by brilliant speeches, but action has been weak", he stated. He encouraged Dominican teachers to be better trained, highlighting the fact that more and better quality education is needed. He called for the cooperation of the Dominican Public School Teachers Association (ADP) so that teaching schedules are met.
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Dominican Republic News & Travel Information Service