Public teachers are by far the best paid in the education system, but assessments have shown most cannot pass international standard assessments. The Ministry of Education under Angel Hernandez spent billions for a nationwide assessment. When the results came in and most unionized teachers failed, the government was pressured to increase the pass grade. The next step would have been retraining of the teachers, but this did not happen. Instead, a new assessment exercise is announced.
The very influential Public School Teachers’ Union (ADP) announces it has hired experts to advise on a new 2025 Performance Evaluation contracted by Minister of Education Miguel de Camps, appointed to the position for the new term of President Luis Abinader. Formerly he was Minister of Labor.
The ADP states that its advisory team also includes Dalia Herrera Serrano, director of the Department of Evaluation and Supervision at the Enrique Barona University in Havana, Cuba.
Additionally, the union is being advised by Melanio Paredes, a former Minister of Education, who has taken on the role of coordinator for the technical oversight team designated by the syndicate.
This information is detailed in the instructional document, “Orientations on the 2025 Teacher Performance Evaluation,” which has been circulated among members of the teachers’ union.
The teachers union is accused of a bias in favor of its membership when quality of education is measured and failing to take steps recommended for years to improve the quality of education.
The poor quality of teachers translates into poor quality of graduates and major problems for the universities as these try to level out the deficiencies in the students. The poorly trained students then meet obstacles when trying to find jobs with wages that afford a comfortable livelihood.
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El Nacional
26 November 2025