{"id":130554,"date":"2019-08-29T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ny1.dr1.com.do\/wordpress\/?p=130554"},"modified":"2019-09-02T12:54:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T12:54:35","slug":"billions-in-education-not-making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2019\/08\/29\/billions-in-education-not-making-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions in education not making a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rosa Jim\u00e9nez, Yandra Portela, Darwin Caraballo, Jose Alfredo Corripio, Samuel Conde, Juan Bol\u00edvar D\u00edaz and Juan Tom\u00e1s Tavares Kelner at Grupo Corripio \/ El Dia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Acci\u00f3n Empresarial para la Educacion (Educa) is concerned that the US$18.5 billion the Medina administration has spent on public education over the past seven years has not produced the desired results. The non-governmental organization backed the national effort to get the government to increase its investment in public education to 4% of GDP. The government would pour billions into building new schools that would extend school hours from 8 to 12 to 8 to 4pm. Significant wage raises have lured thousands of private school teachers to the public school system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But still, the standardized tests carried out by the Ministry of Education reveal that only 12% of the children in third grade have minimal comprehension levels, and only 4.1% by sixth grade have satisfactory math skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samuel Conde, president of Educa spoke of the disappointment with the results of the mega-investment in public education. He remarks that most youths today are not studying or working, which means they are very vulnerable to become victims of vices and crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conde was interviewed by El Dia newspaper. Participating in the interview were also Darwin Caraballo, executive director of the pro-education entity, Yandra Portela, board member and Juan Tomas Tavares Kelner, past president. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educa is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Educa officials propose a public-private alliance to enable exponential leaps to increase the quality of learning of the student population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darwin Caraballo said that already there are around 125 companies that are investing around US$1 million a month in public education initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caraballo says that the problem is no longer one of the low wages for teachers. He said that public school teachers make 53% more than the average paid to university professors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

80% of public teachers failed the standardized tests to be hired for the 2019-2020 school year. The teachers that flunked are demanding a new test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Dia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 August 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acci\u00f3n Empresarial para la Educacion (Educa) is concerned that the US$18.5 billion the Medina administration has spent on public education over the past seven years has not produced the desired results. The non-governmental organization backed the national effort to get the government to increase its investment in public education to 4% of GDP. The government … <\/p>\n

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