60% of Colombian teachers don’t speak English: Education Minister
Just one day after the launch of a new bilingual initiative, Colombia’s minister of education announced that more than half of the country’s teachers do not speak English.
Just one day after the launch of a new bilingual initiative, Colombia’s minister of education announced that more than half of the country’s teachers do not speak English.
A Bogota experiment to rent out public schools to private education institutions has proven such a success in lowering drop-out rates and increasing test scores that Colombia’s education minister wants…
Following a recent drop in popularity, Colombia’s president began a national campaign Monday in the hope of garnering support and promoting his administration’s achievements since taking office. After nearly two…
Recent audits found hundreds of “ghost students” enrolled in Colombian schools, reported officials Wednesday. Colombian Minister of Education Maria Fernanda Campo told local media that a number of audits discovered…
Education officials have been accused of stealing up to $118 million from Colombia’s education budget by lying about school numbers, reported financial magazine Dinero Thursday. It is alleged that corrupt…
The Colombian government has called on everyone involved in higher education to nominate their representatives for in a nationwide reform process. In a statement Tuesday, Education Minister Maria Fernanda Campo…
A nation-wide student strike against higher education reform costs Colombia $5.6 million each day, said the country’s education minister Thursday. “The cost of the strike is enormous because one day…
Student leaders have turned down an offer to debate the Colombian government’s controversial education reforms after the minister of education ruled out the possibility of revoking the bill. Maria Fernanda…
The minister of education announced Wednesday that the government will nearly double the budget for higher education. In a meeting with the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) and the State…