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Education
- EnglishAll the inhabitants of the Nation are entitled to the following rights, in accordance with the laws that regulate their exercise, namely: … to teach and to learn. (Sec. 14)
- SpanishTodos los habitantes de la Nación gozan de los siguientes derechos conforme a las leyes que reglamenten su ejercicio; a saber: ... de enseñar y aprender. (Art. 14)
Education
- English
The Union has the exclusive power to legislate on:
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XXIV – directives and bases of the national education;
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Compete privativamente à União legislar sobre:
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XXIV - diretrizes e bases da educação nacional;
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Education
- EnglishThe preschool, basic general and diversified education are obligatory and, in the public system, [are] gratuitous and financed [costeada] by the Nation.
For the State education, superior [education] included, the public expenditure will not be inferior to the annual eight percent (8%) of the gross domestic product, in accordance with the law, without prejudice to that established in Articles 84 and 85 of this Constitution.
The State will facilitate the technological access to all the levels of education, as well as the pursuit of superior studies to those without pecuniary resources. The conferral of the scholarships and the aids [auxilios] will be in charge of the Ministry of the branch, through the organ that the law determines. (Art. 78) - SpanishLa educación preescolar, general básica y diversificada son obligatorias y, en el sistema público, gratuitas y costeadas por la Nación.
En la educación estatal, incluida la superior, el gasto público no será inferior al ocho por ciento (8%) anual del producto interno bruto, de acuerdo con la ley, sin perjuicio de lo establecido en los artículos 84 y 85 de esta Constitución.
El Estado facilitará el acceso tecnológico a todos los niveles de la educación, así como la prosecución de estudios superiores a quienes carezcan de recursos pecuniarios. La adjudicación de las becas y los auxilios estará a cargo del Ministerio del ramo, por medio del organismo que determine la ley. (Art. 78)
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
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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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