SCHOOLS

Jerusalem schools go on strike against Israeli occupation’s measures

Published on: September 3, 2023
09:10

Ramallah, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Several Palestinian schools in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber launched an open-ended strike today, marking the beginning of the new academic year.

UN condemns demolition of school in Palestine

Published on: August 17, 2023
16:31

United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Thursday strongly condemned demolition of a school in the West Bank just days before the start of the school year.

Matanzas government works on repairing Cuban schools

Published on: August 16, 2023
16:04

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Matanzas province is working today on repairing educational facilities in the territory to create better conditions for the 2023-2024 school year to start coming September.

Haitian Ministry warns of unregulated high schools

Published on: July 5, 2023
15:37

Port-au-Prince, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Ministry of Education (MENFP) on Wednesday warned of counting up unregulated high schools that do not comply with the provisions of the legal framework and are outside the national school map.

Campaign launched in Afghanistan to reopen women’s schools

Published on: July 5, 2023
10:08

Kabul, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Afghan Girls Education is a campaign launched today by university professors, women's rights activists and religious clerics with the objective of reopening schools and universities for women in the country.

Teachers march against privatization of schools in Puerto Rico

Published on: June 2, 2023
10:38

San Juan, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the threat that looms over public education, the Federation of Teachers in Puerto Rico (FMPR) joins forces with other organizations against the alliance schools promoted by the government.

Flint district schools ban backpacks for safety concerns

Published on: May 4, 2023
17:35

Washington, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Public schools in Flint, Michigan, are enforcing a measure banning students from attending school with backpacks, including those made of clear plastic material, amid concerns over firearms, weapons and threats.

Attacks with knives increase in German schools

Published on: May 2, 2023
11:14

Berlin, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The German Interior Ministry informed that attacks with bladed weapons have become more frequent in German schools, the portal WAZ reported today.

Mexico starts intense campaign in schools against synthetic drugs

Published on: March 29, 2023
00:30

Mexico, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced in his daily morning conference at the National Palace on Tuesday a vigorous campaign against drug addiction in the school sector.

Gun violence upsurge forces closure of five schools in St Lucia

Published on: March 10, 2023
16:46

Castries, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The St. Lucia government on Friday announced the closure of five schools in the southern town of Vieux Fort after three people were shot and killed and a nine-year-old boy injured as a result of gun violence.

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