News of schools

Back to school?

Education Minister: 85% of schools in Argentina will likely re-open in August

09-06-2020 16:32 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says that 85% of students may be able to return to classes in August. Schools in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area will have to wait until infections in the region begin to drop off.

Post-quarantine plan

Lifting lockdown? Against coronavirus, no one size fits all

24-04-2020 13:37 Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of coronavirus lockdown, the world is seeing a patchwork of approaches.

Coronavirus pandemic

12 new people test positive for coronavirus, lifting total to 68

16-03-2020 21:47 The update, which involves new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours, is the largest daily rise yet since the coronavirus outbreak began.

Coronavirus pandemic

Buenos Aires City government adopts new measures to curb virus

16-03-2020 14:48 City Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta moves to mitigate circulation of coronavirus in capital. But don't worry – you can still get married...

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to close schools for two weeks, borders to visitors

15-03-2020 21:02 Kindergarten, primary and secondary schools to be suspended until March 31; Argentina's borders to be closed to all non-residents effective immediately; Number of confirmed cases rises to 56.

CORONAVIRUS CONSEQUENCES

It would be ‘counterproductive’ to close schools, says health minister

14-03-2020 08:35 Health Minister Ginés González García and Education Minister Nicolás Trotta confirms schools will remain open – for now.

PROTESTS IN ECUADOR

Ecuador's president agrees deal with indigenous to end protests

14-10-2019 11:58 Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead.

ECUADOR IN CRISIS

Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized

08-10-2019 09:26 President Lenín Moreno accuses predecessor and ex-ally Rafael Correa and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of an "attempted coup d'état." Government business temporarily moved to the port city of Guayaquil.

PROTESTS

Ecuador's declares state of emergency after clashes over fuel prices

04-10-2019 09:17 Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Ecuador after President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. Moreno's measure allow the government to restrict movement, to employ the Armed Forces to maintain order and to censor the press.

Brazilian Education

Teachers occupy Rio squares offering free classes

04-07-2019 13:21 Free tutors are getting results in a country with over 11 million illiterate people.