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Education
- English
The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
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16. the general rules concerning education and scientific research;
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يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
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16. القواعد العامّة المتعلّقة بالتّعليم، والبحث العلميّ،
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Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
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16)- les règles générales relatives à l’enseignement et à la recherche scientifique;
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Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to education. The programs and duration of compulsory education shall be stipulated by law. Secondary education in state educational institutions is free of charge.
2. Everyone shall have the right to receive, in the cases and manner stipulated by law, free education in state higher and other vocational education institutions on the basis of competition.
3. The institutions of higher education shall, within the framework stipulated by law, have the right to self-governance, including to academic and research freedom. (Art. 38) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի կրթության իրավունք: Պարտադիր կրթության ծրագրերը և տևողությունը սահմանվում են օրենքով: Պետական ուսումնական հաստատություններում միջնակարգ կրթությունն անվճար է:
2. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք օրենքով սահմանված դեպքերում և կարգով ունի մրցութային հիմունքներով պետական բարձրագույն և այլ մասնագիտական կրթական հաստատություններում անվճար կրթություն ստանալու իրավունք:
3. Բարձրագույն ուսումնական հաստատություններն օրենքով սահմանված շրջանակներում ունեն ինքնակառավարման իրավունք, ներառյալ ակադեմիական և հետազոտությունների ազատությունը: (Հոդված 38)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. (Art. XIV, Sec. 1)
- FilipinoDapat pangalagaan at itaguyod ng Estado ang karapatan ng lahat ng mga mamamayan sa mahusay na edukasyon sa lahat ng antas at dapat magsagawa ng angkop na mga hakbang upang matamo ng lahat ng gayong edukasyon. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 1)
Education
- EnglishI. Education is obligatory up to the secondary school diploma.
II. Public education is free at all levels including higher education.
III. Upon completion of studies at the secondary level, a bachelor diploma shall be awarded immediately and without charge. (Art. 81) - SpanishI. La educación es obligatoria hasta el bachillerato.
II. La educación fiscal es gratuita en todos sus niveles hasta el superior.
III. A la culminación de los estudios del nivel secundario se otorgará el diploma de bachiller, con carácter gratuito e inmediato. (Art. 81)
Education
- English(1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament.
(2) The following shall be reserved to the legislative power:
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(f) The system of education. (Art. 26) - French(1) La loi est votée par le Parlement.
(2) Sont du domaine de la loi:
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f- Le régime de lʼéducation. (Art. 26)
Education
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6. The State shall take care … of the development of education,
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6. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს … განათლების, … განვითარებაზე.
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Education
- EnglishA local administrative organisation has the duties and powers to regulate and provide public services and public activities for the benefits of the people in the locality, in accordance with the principle of sustainable development, and to promote and support the provision of education for the people in the locality, as provided by law. ... (Sec. 250)
- Thaiองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นมีหน้าที่และอํานาจดูแลและจัดทําบริการสาธารณะ และกิจกรรมสาธารณะเพื่อประโยชน์ของประชาชนในท้องถิ่นตามหลักการพัฒนาอย่างยั่งยืน รวมทั้งส่งเสริมและสนับสนุนการจัดการศึกษาให้แก่ประชาชนในท้องถิ่น ทั้งนี้ ตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติ … (มาตรา ๒๕๐)
Education
- EnglishThe Union, States, Federal District and Counties shall collaborate in organizing their educational systems.
§1°. The Union shall organize the federal education system and that of the Territories, shall finance the institutions of federal public education, and shall exercise a redistributive and supplementary function in educational matters, so as to guarantee equalization of educational opportunities and a minimum standard of educational quality through technical and financial assistance to the States, Federal District, and Counties.
§2°. The Counties shall act on a priority basis in elementary and pre-elementary education.
§3°. The States and Federal District shall act on a priority basis in elementary and secondary education.
§4°. In the organization of their educational systems, the Union, States, Federal District, and Counties shall define forms of collaboration, in order to assure the universality of compulsory education.
§5°. Elementary public education shall give priority to regular teaching. (Art. 211) - PortugueseA União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios organizarão em regime de colaboração seus sistemas de ensino.
§ 1º A União organizará o sistema federal de ensino e o dos Territórios, financiará as instituições de ensino públicas federais e exercerá, em matéria educacional, função redistributiva e supletiva, de forma a garantir equalização de oportunidades educacionais e padrão mínimo de qualidade do ensino mediante assistência técnica e financeira aos Estados, ao Distrito Federal e aos Municípios;
§ 2º Os Municípios atuarão prioritariamente no ensino fundamental e na educação infantil.
§ 3º Os Estados e o Distrito Federal atuarão prioritariamente no ensino fundamental e médio.
§ 4º Na organização de seus sistemas de ensino, a União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios definirão formas de colaboração, de modo a assegurar a universalização do ensino obrigatório.
§ 5º A educação básica pública atenderá prioritariamente ao ensino regular. (Art. 211)
Education
- English... Parents and substitute parents shall have the right and obligation to raise the children, care for their health, development, education, prepare them for work, and impart to them the culture of respect for the law, historical and national traditions. ... (Art. 40)
- Russian… Родители или заменяющие их лица имеют право и обязаны воспитывать детей, заботиться об их здоровье, развитии, обучении, готовить их к труду, прививать им культуру уважения к законам, историческим и национальным традициям. … (Статья 40)
- Turkmen... Ata-eneler ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan adamlar çagalaryny terbiýelemäge, olaryň saglygy, ösüşi, okuwy barada alada etmäge, olary zähmete taýýarlamaga, kanunlara, taryhy we milli däp-dessurlara hormat goýmak medeniýetini olaryň aňyna ornaşdyrmaga hukuklydyrlar we borçludyrlar. … (40-nji madda.)
Education
- EnglishThe Constitution assures to all persons:
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10. The right to education.
Education has as its goal the full development of the person in the distinct stages of his life.
Parents have the preferential right and the duty to educate their children. It will correspond to the State to provide special protection for the exercise of this right.
For the State it is obligatory to promote preschool [parvularia] education, for which it will finance a gratuitous system beginning at the medium lower level [nivel medio menor], allocated to assure access to this and its higher levels. The second level of transition is obligatory, constituting a prerequisite for admission to basic education.
Basic education and secondary education are obligatory; the State must finance a gratuitous system with this objective, designed to assure access to it by all of the population. In the case of secondary education, this system, in conformity to the law, will be extended until 21 years of age has been reached.
It will, likewise, correspond to the State to promote the development of education at all levels; stimulate scientific and technological research, artistic creation, and the protection and increase of the cultural patrimony of the Nation.
It is the duty of the community to contribute to the development and improvement [perfeccionamiento] of education;
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Parents have the right to choose the educational establishment for their children.
A constitutional organic law will establish the minimum requirements [requisitos] which must be required [exigirse] for each of the levels of primary and secondary education and will specify the objective norms, of general application, that permit the State to see to their compliance. Said law will, in the same form [modo], establish the requirements for the official recognition of educational establishments of all levels;
… (Art. 19) - SpanishLa Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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10º.- El derecho a la educación.
La educación tiene por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la persona en las distintas etapas de su vida.
Los padres tienen el derecho preferente y el deber de educar a sus hijos. Corresponderá al Estado otorgar especial protección al ejercicio de este derecho.
Para el Estado es obligatorio promover la educación parvularia, para lo que financiará un sistema gratuito a partir del nivel medio menor, destinado a asegurar el acceso a éste y sus niveles superiores. El segundo nivel de transición es obligatorio, siendo requisito para el ingreso a la educación básica.
La educación básica y la educación media son obligatorias, debiendo el Estado financiar un sistema gratuito con tal objeto, destinado a asegurar el acceso a ellas de toda la población. En el caso de la educación media este sistema, en conformidad a la ley, se extenderá hasta cumplir los 21 años de edad.
Corresponderá al Estado, asimismo, fomentar el desarrollo de la educación en todos sus niveles; estimular la investigación científica y tecnológica, la creación artística y la protección e incremento del patrimonio cultural de la Nación.
Es deber de la comunidad contribuir al desarrollo y perfeccionamiento de la educación;
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Los padres tienen el derecho de escoger el establecimiento de enseñanza para sus hijos.
Una ley orgánica constitucional establecerá los requisitos mínimos que deberán exigirse en cada uno de los niveles de la enseñanza básica y media y señalará las normas objetivas, de general aplicación, que permitan al Estado velar por su cumplimiento. Dicha ley, del mismo modo, establecerá los requisitos para el reconocimiento oficial de los establecimientos educacionales de todo nivel;
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