News of school

UNICEF: Two in three LatAm kids still not back in classroom

20-09-2021 14:39 Two out of three children in Latin America and the Caribbean have not returned to the classroom after months of coronavirus lockdown, the United Nations has warned.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights groups rename street at ex-ESMA for disappeared

04-09-2021 10:35 Government and human rights organisations rename street at ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School to remember those disappeared at the hands of Argentina's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Peru election 2021

Castillo and Fujimori, rivals vying for Peru's presidency

14-04-2021 11:41 Far-left unionist Pedro Castillo and right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori will vie for the presidency of Peru in a run-off election on June 6.

BARÇA-MESSI SAGA

Messi confirms he’s staying at Barcelona – but against his will

05-09-2020 09:53 Albiceleste star lashes out at Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu in interview, says he wants to leave Spanish giants, but won’t take them to court in order to do so.

Coronavirus pandemic

1st and 5th grade students will be first to return to class

12-05-2020 22:22 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says government will prioritise specific age groups, those ending stages and those who are learning to read and write.

Coronavirus consequences

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

24-03-2020 09:06 Many now are working and studying from home to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, one that's testing how productive people can be in a pandemic.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Education minister tells Argentina's students: 'It's not a vacation’

16-03-2020 15:13 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta announces plans to cope with school shutdown, after government suspends all classes until March 31 due to coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus outbreak

Schools will remain open 'for the moment,' says education minister

13-03-2020 12:38 As the government introduces emergency measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, Nicolás Trotta confirmed today that schools will remain open – for now.

Bloomberg

Fernández will continue teaching law class at UBA

13-12-2019 18:29 One class of Argentine law students will have a special professor next semester: the President of the Republic.

COCAINE RING

Hearings open in case of Russian cocaine ring in Argentina

29-11-2019 20:43 Preliminary hearing begins in Moscow regarding a case of an international drug smuggling ring which was uncovered in a joint sting operation by Argentine and Russian authorities in Buenos Aires.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Students take over schools in Chubut amid crippling debt crisis

12-10-2019 09:56 Three months into a teachers strike over unpaid salaries and the shocking condition of public schools in the oil-rich province, students have had enough.

by Lucas Robinson