Around 65% of schoolchildren in the country fell behind in basic skills such as reading and writing and around 1.5 million are out of school. But several initiatives are working hard to revert this education catastrophe
Teachers’ Day brought digital and street protests in Venezuela. How did the government respond to their claims of persecution, miserable salaries, and lack of protection during the pandemic? It recognized teachers as “shapers of love”
Social and economic collapse, in addition to the lockdowns, have made early schooling another source of trauma and inequality
We celebrate World Education Day while the government uses the pandemic to disencumber itself from a pile of accumulated wrongdoings after years of mismanagement in the area—and now with an additional catastrophe
One month into confinement, teachers jump through hoops to teach. The results match the disastrous state of Venezuelan education
Remember how awkward it was if your dad taught chemistry to your entire class? Well, because of poor salaries, transport fares and poor training, parents or neighbors acting as teachers is now a really common sight in schools all over the country.
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