INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Jaime Perczyk: ‘The prime educational policy is economic policy’ 18-02-2022 22:00 Education Minister Jaime Perczyk on the importance of classroom attendance, the pandemic’s impact on learning and the make-up of Argentina’s education system. by Jorge Fontevecchia
EDUCATION ROW City education minister accused of ‘giving up’ on school dropouts 21-01-2022 17:32 Soledad Acuña sparks controversy, suggesting that some schoolchildren had been “lost” in wake of pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic City Hall: Children will return to schools in August with normal timetables 19-07-2021 17:12 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces "gradual, careful and progressive" plan to return 700,000 students to in-person classes as schools.
Coronavirus pandemic Rodríguez Larreta: Classes at schools in City will restart on Monday 28-05-2021 21:33 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says that in-person classes at schools in the capital will restart this Monday, when the government-imposed nine-day lockdown ends.
BLOW FOR GOVERNMENT Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in education dispute 04-05-2021 13:17 Supreme Court rules in favour of the Buenos Aires City government in its education dispute with the national government, confirming City Hall has the right to decide whether in-person classes in the capital should continue.
Education row Rodríguez Larreta: Classes will continue until Supreme Court rules 30-04-2021 22:13 Buenos Aires City mayor says infant and primary school students will continue with in-person classes, with secondary students adopting a 'mixed model.' City Hall also announces new restrictions for businesses, shopping and other activities.
Education row Supreme Court to rule on education dispute ‘towards end of week’ 26-04-2021 19:20 Argentina's highest court expected to decide on the row over in-person classes between the National and Buenos Aires City governments “towards the end of the week,” according to City Hall sources.
Education row City Hall tells schools to carry on with classes, despite new court ruling 20-04-2021 23:26 Federal judge reignites education row between the Buenos Aires City and National governments, annulling previous court order authorising in-person classes at schools. City Hall, however, refuses to back down.
EDUCATION ROW Supreme Court says it will rule on row over in-person classes 19-04-2021 16:37 Supreme Court declares itself "competent" to take on the issue and will settle the education row between the Buenos Aires City government and the national government.
Education row Rodríguez Larreta: Schools in City will have classes tomorrow 19-04-2021 00:07 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces that he will adhere to court ruling and that schools in the nation’s capital will be open on Monday.
NEW RESTRICTIONS Argentina's schools become political battleground after curbs 16-04-2021 17:13 Decision to shut down schools has become the latest point of political conflict between the federal government and the City of Buenos Aires, run by the opposition, as the country heads into a second wave of Covid-19.
BACK TO SCHOOL Schools in Argentina finally re-open doors to students 17-02-2021 14:54 Schoolchildren from five of Argentina's 24 regional districts returned to classrooms on Wednesday for the first time in almost a year, as the country began a gradual restart of face-to-face classes.
Back to school Trotta vows face-to-face classes for students 'at least three times a week' 01-02-2021 18:27 As tensions between unions and officials continue, Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says schools will be allowed to have face-to-face classes three times a week.
Coronavirus pandemic Education minister targets March 1 for return of face-to-face classes 02-12-2020 00:05 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says face-to-face classes will be "essential" next year and says government is targeting March 1 return for classes in 17 provinces.