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Education
- English
Both the educational system and regime are decentralized.
The State coordinates the education policy. It formulates the general guidelines of the plans of study as well as the minimum requirements of the organization of the education centers. It oversees their compliance and the quality of the education.
It is the duty of the State to assure that no one is prevented from receiving adequate education by virtue of their economic situation or of mental or physical limitations.
Education is a fundamental human right which guarantees the development of the person and the society, for which the State annually invests no less than 6% of GDP [PIB: Product Bruto Interno]. (Art. 16) - Spanish
Tanto el sistema como el régimen educativo son descentralizados.
El Estado coordina la política educativa.
Formula los lineamientos generales de los planes de estudios así como los requisitos mínimos de la organización de los centros educativos. Supervisa su cumplimiento y la calidad de la educación.
Es deber del Estado asegurar que nadie se vea impedido de recibir educación adecuada por razón de su situación económica o de limitaciones mentales o físicas.
La educación es un derecho humano fundamental que garantiza el desarrollo de la persona y la sociedad, por lo que el Estado invierte anualmente no menos del 6 % del PBI. (Art. 16)
Education
- EnglishNo educational establishment may provide education of a quality below the level established by law. (Art. 158)
- SpanishNingún centro educativo podrá ofrecer conocimientos de calidad inferior a los del nivel que le corresponde conforme a la Ley. (Art. 158)
Education
- EnglishEducation shall be for general welfare of the public and shall not be at the service of individual and corporate interests. Universal access, permanence, mobility and graduation without any discrimination shall be guaranteed, as well compulsory attendance of initial schooling, basic education and secondary education or their equivalent.
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Public education shall be universal and secular at all levels and shall be free of charge up to and including the third level of higher education [post-secondary undergraduate schooling]. (Art. 28) - SpanishLa educación responderá al interés público y no estará al servicio de intereses individuales y corporativos. Se garantizará el acceso universal, permanencia, movilidad y egreso sin discriminación alguna y la obligatoriedad en el nivel inicial, básico y bachillerato o su equivalente.
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La educación pública será universal y laica en todos sus niveles, y gratuita hasta el tercer nivel de educación superior inclusive. (Art. 28)
Education
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II. The central level of the State has exclusive authority over the following:
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17. Policies of the educational … systems.
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II. Son competencias exclusivas del nivel central del Estado:
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17. Políticas del sistema de educación y salud
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Education
- EnglishOccupational education is established as a special element of the educational system, with basic education and special training programs. (Art. 97)
- SpanishSe establece la educación laboral, como una modalidad no regular del sistema de educación, con programas de educación básica y capacitación especial. (Art. 97)
Education
- English… The father and mother have the shared and inescapable obligation of raising, training, educating, maintaining and caring for their children, and the latter have the duty to provide care when the former are unable to do so by themselves. … (Art. 76)
- Spanish… El padre y la madre tienen el deber compartido e irrenunciable de criar, formar, educar, mantener y asistir a sus hijos e hijas, y éstos tienen el deber de asistirlos cuando aquél o aquella no puedan hacerlo por sí mismos. … (Art. 76)
Education
- EnglishThe family is the source of the education and the parents are entitled to choose what is to be taught [impartirse] to their minor children. The State may subsidize the gratuitous private educational centers and the law will regulate what is relative to this matter.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishLa familia es fuente de la educación y los padres tienen derecho a escoger la que ha de impartirse a sus hijos menores. El Estado podrá subvencionar a los centros educativos privados gratuitos y la ley regulará lo relativo a esta materia.
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Education
- EnglishI. Spouses or cohabitants have the duty, in equal conditions and by common effort, to attend to the maintenance and responsibility of the home, and to the education and development of the children while they are minors or have some disability.
… (Art. 64) - SpanishI. Los cónyuges o convivientes tienen el deber de atender, en igualdad de condiciones y mediante el esfuerzo común, el mantenimiento y responsabilidad del hogar, la educación y formación integral de las hijas e hijos mientras sean menores o tengan alguna discapacidad.
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Education
- EnglishThe national education system shall be comprised of the institutions, programs, policies, resources and players of the education process, as well as actions at the initial, basic, and secondary levels of education and shall be articulated with the higher education system.
… (Art. 344) - SpanishEl sistema nacional de educación comprenderá las instituciones, programas, políticas, recursos y actores del proceso educativo, así como acciones en los niveles de educación inicial, básica y bachillerato, y estará articulado con el sistema de educación superior.
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Education
- English
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The services of education, ... are the indeclinable duties of the State, which is obligated to provide them without exclusions, to improve them and to expand them [ampliarlos].
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Los servicios de educación, ... son deberes indeclinables del Estado, que está obligado a prestarlos sin exclusiones, a mejorarlos y ampliarlos.
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