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Education
- English
The right to education and to teaching [enseignement] are guaranteed. The State sees to improve [its] quality permanently.
Public education is gratuitous within the conditions established by the law.
Primary and secondary [moyen] education are obligatory. The State organizes the national system of education.
The State sees to the neutrality of the educational institutions and to the preservation of their educational and scientific vocation in order to protect them from any political or ideological influence.
School constitutes the basis of education for citizenship.
The State sees to equal access to education and to professional training. (Art. 65) - Arabic
الحقّ في التربية والّتعليم مضمونان، وتسهر الدولة باستمرار على تحسين جودتهما.
التّعليم العمومي مجّاني وفق الشّروط الّتي يحدّدها القانون.
التّعليم الابتدائي والمتوسط إجباريّ، وتنظم الدولة المنظومة التعليمية الوطنية.
تسهر الدولة على ضمان حياد المؤسسات التربوية وعلى الحفاظ على طابعها البيداغوجي والعلمي، قصد حمايتها من أي تأثير سياسي أو إيديولوجي.
تُعد المدرسة القاعدة الأساسية للتربية على المواطنة.
تسهر الدّولة على ضمان التّساوي في الالتحاق بالتّعليم والتّكوين المهنيّ. (المــادة 65) - French
Le droit à l’éducation et à l'enseignement sont garantis. L’Etat veille en permanence à en améliorer la qualité.
L'enseignement public est gratuit dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
L'enseignement primaire et moyen est obligatoire. L’Etat organise le système national d'enseignement.
L’Etat veille à la neutralité des institutions éducatives et à la préservation de leur vocation pédagogique et scientifique en vue de les protéger de toute influence politique ou idéologique.
L’école constitue la base de l’éducation à la citoyenneté.
L'Etat veille à l'égal accès à l'enseignement et à la formation professionnelle. (Art. 65)
Education
- EnglishEducation is a right of all people and the responsibility of the State, which guarantees free, accessible, and quality education services to its citizens for their holistic development, from preschool until the postgraduate level.
The State, in order to effectuate this right, establishes a broad system of educational institutions of all types and education levels, which allows the possibility of attending school during any stage of life according to one's aptitudes and the country's social demands and socioeconomic development needs.
Society and families have the responsibility of education.
The law defines the scope of the obligatory nature of attending school; the basic general preparation that must be minimally acquired; the education of adults and those whose postgraduate or other complementary studies may extraordinarily be remunerated. (Art. 73) - SpanishLa educación es un derecho de todas las personas y responsabilidad del Estado, que garantiza servicios de educación gratuitos, asequibles y de calidad para la formación integral, desde la primera infancia hasta la enseñanza universitaria de posgrado.
El Estado, para hacer efectivo este derecho, establece un amplio sistema de instituciones educacionales en todos los tipos y niveles educativos, que brinda la posibilidad de estudiar en cualquier etapa de la vida de acuerdo a las aptitudes, las exigencias sociales y a las necesidades del desarrollo económico-social del país.
En la educación tienen responsabilidad la sociedad y las familias.
La ley define el alcance de la obligatoriedad de estudiar, la preparación general básica que, como mínimo, debe adquirirse; la educación de las personas adultas y aquellos estudios de posgrado u otros complementarios que excepcionalmente pueden ser remunerados. (Art. 73)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall give priority to education, ... (Art. II, Sec. 17)
- FilipinoDapat mag-ukol ng prayoriti ang Estado sa edukasyon, … (Art. II, Seksyon 17)
Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
2. Education, achieved through school, the family and through other agents, must:
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d) Contribute to the equality of opportunity in accessing material, social and cultural goods;
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3. In order to guarantee the right to education, the State shall specifically have the responsibility:
a) To guarantee the right to equality of opportunities with respect to access and educational success;
b) To promote, encourage and organize pre-school education;
c) To guarantee mandatory, universal and free basic education, the duration of which shall be determined by law;
d) To promote the elimination of illiteracy and to promote permanent education;
e) To promote higher education, taking into consideration the needs within qualified frameworks and the raising of the educational, cultural and scientific level of the country;
f) To create conditions for everyone’s access, according to their abilities, to diverse levels of education, to scientific research and to artistic education and creation;
… (Art. 78) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à educação.
2. A educação, realizada através da escola, da família e de outros agentes, deve:
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d) Contribuir para a igualdade de oportunidade no acesso a bens materiais, sociais e culturais;
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3. Para garantir o direito à educação, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Garantir o direito à igualdade de oportunidades de acesso e de êxito escolar;
b) Promover, incentivar e organizar a educação pré-escolar;
c) Garantir o ensino básico obrigatório, universal e gratuito, cuja duração será fixada por lei;
d) Promover a eliminação do analfabetismo e a educação permanente;
e) Promover a educação superior, tendo em conta as necessidades em quadros qualificados e a elevação do nível educativo, cultural e científico do país;
f) Criar condições para o acesso de todos, segundo as suas capacidades, aos diversos graus de ensino, à investigação científica e à educação e criação artísticas;
… (Art. 78)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the funding of public institutions of higher education. Public universities and polytechnic schools can create supplementary sources of revenue to improve their academic capabilities, invest in research and granting scholarships and bans, which shall not entail any cost or charge for those who attend third-level education [post-secondary undergraduate schooling]. The distribution of these resources shall be based essentially on quality and other criteria set by law.
… (Art. 357) - SpanishEl Estado garantizará el financiamiento de las instituciones públicas de educación superior. Las universidades y escuelas politécnicas públicas podrán crear fuentes complementarias de ingresos para mejorar su capacidad académica, invertir en la investigación y en el otorgamiento de becas y créditos, que no implicarán costo o gravamen alguno para quienes estudian en el tercer nivel. La distribución de estos recursos deberá basarse fundamentalmente en la calidad y otros criterios definidos en la ley.
… (Art. 357)