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Education
- EnglishThe State orients, fosters, and promotes education, the sciences, and culture in all of their forms.
In its educational, scientific, and cultural policy, the State abides by the following tenets:
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b. Teaching is a function of the State; it is secular, and based on the contributions of science and on the principles and values of our society;
c. Education promotes knowledge of the nation's history and develops a high level of ethical, moral, civic, and patriotic values;
… (Art. 32) - SpanishEl Estado orienta, fomenta y promueve la educación, las ciencias y la cultura en todas sus manifestaciones.
En su política educativa, científica y cultural se atiene a los postulados siguientes:
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b) la enseñanza es función del Estado, es laica y se basa en los aportes de la ciencia y en los principios y valores de nuestra sociedad;
c) la educación promueve el conocimiento de la historia de la nación y desarrolla una alta formación de valores éticos, morales, cívicos y patrióticos;
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Education
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(1) The Federation has powers of legislation and execution in the following matters:
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11. ... compulsory education or training for juveniles;
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12a. matters pertaining to universities and tertiary-level education institutions as well as education regarding student hostels in these matters;
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(1) Bundessache ist die Gesetzgebung und die Vollziehung in folgenden Angelegenheiten:
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11. ... Ausbildungspflicht für Jugendliche;
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12a. Universitäts- und Hochschulwesen sowie das Erziehungswesen betreffend Studentenheime in diesen Angelegenheiten;
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Education
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to education. It shall be compulsory until at least the end of the basic level. Education shall be free in public schools and institutions.
2. The National Authority shall supervise all levels of education and its institutions, and shall strive to upgrade the educational system.
… (Art. 24) - Arabic1- التعليم حق لكل مواطن، وإلزامي حتى نهاية المرحلة الأساسية على الأقل ومجاني في المدارس والمعاهد والمؤسسات العامة.
2- تشرف السلطة الوطنية على التعليم كله وفي جميع مراحله ومؤسساته وتعمل على رفع مستواه.
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Education
- EnglishPublic education shall be free of charge and the State shall fund it on a timely, regular and sufficient basis. The distribution of resources earmarked for education shall be governed by the criteria of social, demographic, and territorial equity, among others.
The State shall fund special education and shall be able to financially support mixed public and religious education, arts and crafts, and community education, as long as they abide by the principles of an education that is free of charge, mandatory and ensuring equality of opportunities, are held accountable for the results of education and the management of public resources, and are duly qualified in accordance with the law. Educational institutions that receive public funding shall be non-profit entities.
… (Art. 348) - SpanishLa educación pública será gratuita y el Estado la financiará de manera oportuna, regular y suficiente. La distribución de los recursos destinados a la educación se regirá por criterios de equidad social, poblacional y territorial, entre otros.
El Estado financiará la educación especial y podrá apoyar financieramente a la educación fiscomisional, artesanal y comunitaria, siempre que cumplan con los principios de gratuidad, obligatoriedad e igualdad de oportunidades, rindan cuentas de sus resultados educativos y del manejo de los recursos públicos, y estén debidamente calificadas, de acuerdo con la ley. Las instituciones educativas que reciban financiamiento público no tendrán fines de lucro.
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Education
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Parents have the natural right and the duty to educate and raise their children. They are supported, in this task, by the State and the public collectivities.
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Abavyeyi basanganywe uburenganzira kama bwo kurera neza abana babo kandi barabitegerezwa. Mu kurangura iryo banga bashigikirwa n’igihugu n’amakomine.
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Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir d’éduquer et d’élever leurs enfants. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l’Etat et les collectivités publiques.
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Education
- English1. Education shall be a right guaranteed by the state, and it is free at all levels. The law shall regulate the cases where education could not be free at universities and government institutes;
2. Education shall be compulsory until the end of basic education stage, and the state shall work on extending compulsory education to other stages;
3. The state shall oversee education and direct it in a way that achieves the link between it and the needs of society and the requirements of development;
4. The law shall regulate the state’s supervision of private educational institutions. (Art. 29) - Arabic1التعليم حق تكفله الدولة، وھو مجاني في جميع مراحله، وينظم القانون الحالات التي يكون فيھا التعليم مأجوراً في الجامعات والمعاھد الحكومية
2يكون التعليم إلزامياً حتى نھاية مرحلة التعليم الأساسي، وتعمل الدولة على مد الإلزام إلى مراحل أخر ى
3تشرف الدولة على التعليم وتوجھه بما يحقق الربط بينه وبين حاجات المجتمع ومتطلبات التنمي ة
4ينظم القانون إشراف الدولة على مؤسسات التعليم الخا ص (المادّة 29)
Education
- English(1) Every citizen has the right to free education from nursery to university as well as at non-formal places where opportunities are provided for education and training.
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Education
- EnglishThe State determines a policy in matters of teaching having as its objective the progressive elimination of illiteracy, permanent training [formation], creativity, the insertion of schools in the community and civic instruction of the students. (Art. 44)
- Arabicتحدد الدولة سياسة بشأن شؤون التعليم تهدف إلى القضاء التدريجي على الأمية، التدريب المستمر، الابتكار، إدخال المدارس إلى المجتمعات المحلية والتربية المدنية للطلاب. (المادة 44)
- FrenchL'État détermine une politique en matière d'enseignement ayant pour objet la suppression progressive de l'analphabétisme, la formation permanente, la créativité, l'insertion des écoles dans la communauté et l'instruction civique des élèves. (Art. 44)
Education
- EnglishEducation is a right for all citizens. The state shall guarantee education in accordance with the law through building various schools and cultural and educational institutions. Basic education is obligatory. The state shall do its best to obliterate illiteracy and give special care to expanding technical and vocational education. … (Art. 54)
- Arabicالتعليم حق للمواطنين جميعاً تكفله الدولة وفقاً للقانون بإنشاء مختلف المدارس والمؤسسات الثقافية والتربوية، والتعليم في المرحلة الأساسية إلزامي، وتعمل الدولة على محو الأمية وتهتم بالتوسع في التعليم الفني والمهني. ... (المادّة 54)
Education
- EnglishThe elimination of illiteracy is a primary task of the State. It is the duty of all Hondurans to cooperate in order to achieve this objective. (Art. 154)
- SpanishLa erradicación del analfabetismo es tarea primordial del estado. Es deber de todos los hondureños cooperar para el logro de este fin. (Art. 154)