This was announced by Pablo Caggiani, president of the Central Board of Directors of the Public Education Administration.

More than 600,000 students are starting classes in preschool, primary, and secondary (both high school and technical school); about60,000 teachers; and approximately 3,000 school buildings throughout the country, he informed.

The official told the press that efforts have been made to reduce the number of classrooms with overcrowded classrooms from 900 to 300.

“Primary schools are working to determine how to split classes, assign another teacher to another classroom, or create a pair of teachers to serve the larger groups,” he stated.

“Changes were made to the registration process, with a limit of 30 students per class, and the reality is that families are demanding extended school hours because they need them to work or provide childcare, and these are the kinds of programs many students need,” Caggiani explained.

Caggiani admitted that there are still hours to be assigned in secondary schools and that progress has been made with the teachers’ union on this issue.

abo/arm/mem/ool.