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Education
- English
Adults will enjoy opportunities to educate themselves and to develop abilities through programs of training and development [formación]. The State will continue its educational programs to eradicate illiteracy. (Art. 122)
- Spanish
Los adultos gozarán de oportunidades para educarse y desarrollar habilidades por medio de programas de capacitación y formación. El Estado continuará sus programas educativos para suprimir el analfabetismo. (Art. 122)
Education
- English
Education promotes knowledge, learning and the practice of the humanities, science, technology, the arts, physical education and sports. It prepares [one] for life and work and foments solidarity.
It is the duty of the State to promote the scientific and technological development of the country.
Ethical and civic training and the teaching [enseianza] of the Constitution and of the human rights are obligatory in every civil or military educational process. Religious education is imparted with respect for the freedom of conscience.
Education is imparted, at all its levels, in conformity with the constitutional principles and the objectives of the corresponding educational institution.
… (Art. 14) - Spanish
La educación promueve el conocimiento, el aprendizaje y la práctica de las humanidades, la ciencia, la técnica, las artes, la educación física y el deporte. Prepara para la vida y el trabajo y fomenta la solidaridad.
Es deber del Estado promover el desarrollo científico y tecnológico del país.
La formación ética y cívica y la enseñanza de la Constitución y de los derechos humanos son obligatorias en todo el proceso educativo civil o militar. La educación religiosa se imparte con respeto a la libertad de las conciencias.
La enseñanza se imparte, en todos sus niveles, con sujeción a los principios constitucionales y a los fines de la correspondiente institución educativa.
… (Art. 14)
Education
- EnglishEvery person has the right to a full, high-quality, ongoing education under conditions and circumstances of equality, subject only to such limitations as derive from such persons own aptitudes, vocation and aspirations. Education is obligatory at all levels from maternal to the diversified secondary level. Education offered at State institutions is free of charge up to the undergraduate university level. To this end, the State shall make a priority investment in accordance with United Nations recommendations. … (Art. 103)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a una educación integral, de calidad, permanente, en igualdad de condiciones y oportunidades, sin más limitaciones que las derivadas de sus aptitudes, vocación y aspiraciones. La educación es obligatoria en todos sus niveles, desde el maternal hasta el nivel medio diversificado. La impartida en las instituciones del Estado es gratuita hasta el pregrado universitario. A tal fin, el Estado realizará una inversión prioritaria, de conformidad con las recomendaciones de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas. ... (Art. 103)
Education
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The State will establish a scholarship system for [feminine/masculine] students at all school levels of the system of public education, with priority to those [feminine/masculine] belonging to families who find themselves in [the] condition of poverty, to guarantee with equity the right to education.
... (Art. 4) - Spanish
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El Estado establecerá un sistema de becas para las y los estudiantes de todos los niveles escolares del sistema de educación pública, con prioridad a las y los pertenecientes a las familias que se encuentren en condición de pobreza, para garantizar con equidad el derecho a la educación.
... (Art. 4)
Education
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The municipalities have the power to:
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VI – maintain, with the technical and financial cooperation of the Federal Government and the state, programs of infant and elementary school education;
… (Art. 30) - Portuguese
Compete aos Municípios:
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VI - manter, com a cooperação técnica e financeira da União e do Estado, programas de educação infantil e de ensino fundamental;
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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;
… (Art. 32)
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.
… (Art. 348)
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.
… (Art. 27)
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)
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)