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Education
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(2) Every woman is entitled to equal access with men to academic, vocational and professional training, equal opportunities in employment, remuneration and promotion and in social, political and cultural activity. (Art. 149F)
Education
- EnglishEducation imparted officially will be gratuitous and obligatory. For one year at the pre-primary [pre-básico] level and in its totality at the primary and secondary [medio] levels, [are] totally at the expense of the State, which will establish the compulsory mechanisms to make this provision effective. (Art. 171)
- SpanishLa educación impartida será gratuita y obligatoria. Por una un año en el nivel pre- básico y en su totalidad en los niveles básico y medio, totalmente costeados por el Estado, quien establecerá los mecanismos de compulsión para hacer efectiva esta disposición. (Art. 171)
Education
- EnglishThe parents have the right and the obligation to assist, to feed, to educate, and to shelter [amparar] their minor children.
… (Art. 53) - SpanishLos padres tienen el derecho y la obligación de asistir, de alimentar, de educar y de amparar a sus hijos menores de edad.
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Education
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
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(f) the right of a parent or guardian to provide a school of his own choice for the education of his child or ward;
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Education
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I. Education is one of the most important functions and primary financial responsibilities of the State, which has the mandatory obligation to sustain, guarantee and coordinate it.
II. The State and society have complete control of the educational system, which consists of regular education, alternative and special education, and higher education for professional training. The educational system develops its processes on the basis of the criteria of harmony and coordination.
III. The educational system is composed of public educational institutions, private educational institutions and those which are contracted. (Art. 77) - Spanish
I. La educación constituye una función suprema y primera responsabilidad financiera del Estado, que tiene la obligación indeclinable de sostenerla, garantizarla y gestionarla.
II. El Estado y la sociedad tienen tuición plena sobre el sistema educativo, que comprende la educación regular, la alternativa y especial, y la educación superior de formación profesional. El sistema educativo desarrolla sus procesos sobre la base de criterios de armonía y coordinación.
III. El sistema educativo está compuesto por las instituciones educativas fiscales, instituciones educativas privadas y de convenio. (Art. 77)
Education
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Education shall be provided on the basis of the following principles:
I – equal conditions of access and permanence in school;
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III – pluralism of pedagogic ideas and conceptions and coexistence of public and private teaching institutions;
IV – free public education in official schools;
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VII – guarantee of standards of quality;
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IX – guarantee of the right to education and learning throughout life.
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O ensino será ministrado com base nos seguintes princípios:
I - igualdade de condições para o acesso e permanência na escola;
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III - pluralismo de idéias e de concepções pedagógicas, e coexistência de instituições públicas e privadas de ensino;
IV - gratuidade do ensino público em estabelecimentos oficiais;
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VII - garantia de padrão de qualidade.
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IX - garantia do direito à educação e à aprendizagem ao longo da vida.
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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
- EnglishAll of the inhabitants of the Republic have the right and the duty to receive an elementary [parvularia] and basic education that will train them to perform themselves as useful citizens. The State will promote the formation of special education centers.
When imparted by the state, early, basic and special education will be gratuitous. (Art. 56) - SpanishTodos los habitantes de la República tienen el derecho y el deber de recibir educación Parvularia y básica que los capacite para desempeñarse como ciudadanos útiles. El Estado promoverá la formación de centros de educación especial.
La educacion parvularia, basica, media y especial sera gratuita cuando la imparta El estado. (Art. 56)
Education
- EnglishFundamental education is obligatory. The classical necessities and didactic materials shall be placed freely by the State at the disposition of the students at the level of fundamental education. (Art. 32-3)
- FrenchL'enseignement fondamental est obligatoire. Les fournitures classiques et le matériel didactique seront mis gratuitement par l'État à la disposition des élèves au niveau de l'enseignement fondamental. (Art. 32.3)
Education
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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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