Hundreds of thousands of Colombia’s school teachers ended a five-week strike on Friday after coming to an agreement on investment in public education and improved working conditions. Education Minister Yaneth…
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60,000 public school teachers gathered on the streets of Bogota on Tuesday demanding a government response to a crisis in the sector that sees an all-out strike move towards a…
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Teachers from across Colombia will arrive in Bogota on Tuesday for a “permanent occupation” of the capital to further pressure the government to invest in the country’s substandard education system,…
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Public schools across Colombia suspended classes for almost a week on Thursday in an attempt to force the government to increase investment in education. The massive strike strike was organized…
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Manizales is the best city to study in Colombia for university students according to a study released by the University Cities Index (ICU) last week. The capital of the Caldas…
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Bogota education authorities are investigating 91 cases of alleged sexual abuse against minors. According to newspaper El Tiempo, the District Secretary for Education (SED) is investigating 89 offenses allegedly carried out by men…
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A Bogota language school banned the use of bicycles on a car-free day in Colombia’s capital on Thursday, claiming “it is not appropriate to begin your work shift looking physically tired.”…
Colombia partly shut down on Tuesday with teachers, state employees and virtually the entire western Choco province on strike. Citizens in the Pacific Choco province have engaged in an all-out civic strike since…
An 8 year old girl was lent a helping hand by none other than the President of Colombia for her weekend social studies assignment, reported El Tiempo on Sunday. Gabriela Rico from…
In spite of efforts to improve students’ English, Colombia continues to have one of Latin America’s worst proficiency levels, according to an annual study. According to the Switzerland-based education company Education First…