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...
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Renting out schools might save Colombia’s education system
A Bogota experiment to rent out public schools to private education institutions has proven such a...
Santos begins ‘Presidential Tour of Colombia’
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 years as...
Audits find 100,000 ‘ghost students’ in Colombian schools
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...
Colombia spends $118M on ‘ghost’ students
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 officials in...
Colombia calls on students, teachers to help reform higher education
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 called on...
Colombian student strike costs $5.6M a day: Govt
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 of closure of all...
Students reject govt offer of talks over education reform
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 Campo on Wednesday...
Government to increase budget for higher education
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 University System (SUE),...
Polo Democratico: Phone company privatization driving delays in mayoral selection
The Polo Democratico said that the government’s continued delays in choosing a new Bogota mayor are driven by private interests in the sale of the currently state-owned telecommunications company ETB. Party members said...
Polo Democratico brings official accusations against Santos
Members of Colombia’s Polo Democratico party have brought official complaints against the president in front of the House of Representatives’ Accusations Commission regarding his appointment of an interim Bogota...
Santos denies intentional delays in choosing Bogota mayor
President Juan Manuel Santos denied accusations that his administration is intentionally delaying the process of choosing a new Bogota mayor, according to a Wednesday presidential press release. Santos said that the government...
