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Education
- English(1) The State must take all practical measures to promote—
(a) free and compulsory basic education for children; and
(b) higher and tertiary education.
(2) The State must take measures to ensure that girls are afforded the same opportunities as boys to obtain education at all levels. (Sec. 27)
Education
- EnglishMother and father shall have the obligation to take care of their children, to bring them up and to educate them in order to become good citizens.
… (Art. 47) - Khmerមាតាបិតាមានកាតព្វកិច្ចចិញ្ចឹមថែរក្សា និង អប់រំកូនឱ្យទៅជាពលរដ្ឋល្អ។
… (មាត្រា ៤៧)
Education
- English
Within its territorial jurisdiction and subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national laws, the organic act of autonomous regions shall provide for legislative powers over:
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(7) Educational policies;
… (Art. X, Sec. 20) - Filipino
Ang batayang batas ng mga rehiyong awtonomus, sa loob ng hurisdiksyong teritoryal nito at sa ilalim ng mga tadhana ng Konstitusyong ito at ng mga batas pambansa, ay dapat magtadhana ng mga kapangyarihang tagapagbatas sa:
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(7) Mga patakarang pang-edukasyon;
… (Art. X, Seksyon 20)
Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
2. Education, achieved through school, the family and through other agents, must:
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d) Contribute to the equality of opportunity in accessing material, social and cultural goods;
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3. In order to guarantee the right to education, the State shall specifically have the responsibility:
a) To guarantee the right to equality of opportunities with respect to access and educational success;
b) To promote, encourage and organize pre-school education;
c) To guarantee mandatory, universal and free basic education, the duration of which shall be determined by law;
d) To promote the elimination of illiteracy and to promote permanent education;
e) To promote higher education, taking into consideration the needs within qualified frameworks and the raising of the educational, cultural and scientific level of the country;
f) To create conditions for everyone’s access, according to their abilities, to diverse levels of education, to scientific research and to artistic education and creation;
… (Art. 78) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à educação.
2. A educação, realizada através da escola, da família e de outros agentes, deve:
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d) Contribuir para a igualdade de oportunidade no acesso a bens materiais, sociais e culturais;
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3. Para garantir o direito à educação, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Garantir o direito à igualdade de oportunidades de acesso e de êxito escolar;
b) Promover, incentivar e organizar a educação pré-escolar;
c) Garantir o ensino básico obrigatório, universal e gratuito, cuja duração será fixada por lei;
d) Promover a eliminação do analfabetismo e a educação permanente;
e) Promover a educação superior, tendo em conta as necessidades em quadros qualificados e a elevação do nível educativo, cultural e científico do país;
f) Criar condições para o acesso de todos, segundo as suas capacidades, aos diversos graus de ensino, à investigação científica e à educação e criação artísticas;
… (Art. 78)
Education
- EnglishThe duties of Bolivians are:
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9. To care for, feed, and education their children.
… (Art. 108) - SpanishSon deberes de las bolivianas y los bolivianos:
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9. Asistir, alimentar y educar a las hijas e hijos.
… (Art. 108)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall ensure that every child receives quality education for twelve years from pre-school to the completion of compulsory education free of charge.
The State shall ensure that young children receive care and development prior to education under paragraph one to develop their physical body, mind, discipline, emotion, society and intelligence in accordance with their age, by also promoting and supporting local administrative organisations and the private sector to participate in such undertaking.
The State shall undertake to provide the people education as needed in various systems including promoting life-long learning, and to enable the cooperation among the State, local administrative organisations and private sector in providing every level of education, which the State has the duty to carry out, supervise, promote and support the provision of education to be of quality and to meet international standards as provided by law on national education which shall, at least, contain provisions relating to national education plan, and implementation and inspection to ensure the compliance with the national education plan.
All education shall aim to develop learners to be good, disciplined, proud in the Nation, skillful in their own aptitudes and responsible for family, community, society and the country.
In undertaking to provide young children to receive care and development under paragraph two or to provide people the education under paragraph three, the State shall undertake to provide persons with insufficient means with financial support for educational expenses in accordance with their aptitudes. ... (Sec. 54) - Thaiรัฐต้องดําเนินการให้เด็กทุกคนได้รับการศึกษาเป็นเวลาสิบสองปีตั้งแต่ก่อนวัยเรียนจนจบการศึกษาภาคบังคับอย่างมีคุณภาพโดยไม่เก็บค่าใช้จ่าย
รัฐต้องดําเนินการให้เด็กเล็กได้รับการดูแลและพัฒนาก่อนเข้ารับการศึกษาตามวรรคหนึ่ง เพื่อพัฒนาร่างกาย จิตใจ วินัย อารมณ์ สังคม และสติปัญญาให้สมกับวัย โดยส่งเสริมและสนับสนุนให้องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นและภาคเอกชนเข้ามีส่วนร่วมในการดําเนินการด้วย
รัฐต้องดําเนินการให้ประชาชนได้รับการศึกษาตามความต้องการในระบบต่างๆ รวมทั้งส่งเสริมให้มีการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิต และจัดให้มีการร่วมมือกันระหว่างรัฐ องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น และภาคเอกชนในการจัดการศึกษาทุกระดับ โดยรัฐมีหน้าที่ดําเนินการ กํากับ ส่งเสริม และสนับสนุนให้การจัดการศึกษาดังกล่าวอย่างมีคุณภาพและได้มาตรฐานสากล ทั้งนี้ ตามกฎหมายว่าด้วยการศึกษาแห่งชาติ ซึ่งอย่างน้อยต้องมีบทบัญญัติเกี่ยวกับการจัดทำแผนการศึกษาแห่งชาติและดําเนินการและตรวจสอบการดําเนินการให้เป็นไปตามแผนการศึกษาแห่งชาติด้วย
การศึกษาทั้งปวงต้องมุ่งพัฒนาผู้เรียนให้เป็นคนดี มีวินัย ภูมิใจในชาติ สามารถเชี่ยวชาญได้ตามความถนัดของตน และมีความรับผิดชอบต่อครอบครัว ชุมชน สังคม และประเทศชาติ
ในการดําเนินการให้เด็กเล็กได้รับการดูแลและพัฒนาตามวรรคสองหรือให้ประชาชนได้รับการศึกษาตามวรรคสาม รัฐจะต้องดําเนินการให้ผู้ขาดแคลนทุนทรัพย์ได้รับการสนับสนุนค่าใช้จ่ายในการศึกษาตามความถนัดของตน ... (มาตรา ๕๔)
Education
- EnglishThe State assures the fulfillment of youth. Under this title, it guarantees notably:
• the right to education [education] and the equal access to education [enseignement] and to training [formation];
• obligatory school attendance [scolarité] until the age of sixteen (16) years. (Art. 29) - FrenchL’Etat assure l’épanouissement de la jeunesse. A ce titre, il garantit notamment:
- le droit à l’éducation et l’égal accès à l’enseignement et à la formation;
- la scolarité obligatoire jusqu’à l’âge de seize (16) ans. (Art. 29)
Education
- EnglishEducation is a right of the person and a public service that has a social function: access to knowledge, to science, to technology, and the other benefits and valuesof culture are sought [by means] of it.
Education shall train the Colombian in the respect for human rights, peace and democracy; and in the practice of work and recreation for the cultural, scientific, and technological improvement and in the protection of the environment.
The State, society, and the family are responsible for education, which will be obligatory between five and fifteen years of age and which shall include at least one year of preschool and nine [years] of basic education.
Education will be gratuitous in the institutions of the State, without prejudice to charging for academic rights to those who can defray them.
It corresponds to the State to regulate and execute the supreme inspection and supervision of education in order to see to its quality, the fulfillment of its purposes, and for the better moral, intellectual, and physical training of those being educated; to guarantee an adequate coverage of the service, and to assure to minors the conditions necessary for their access and continuation [permanencia] in the educative system.
The Nation and the territorial entities shall participate in the management, financing, and administration of the State educational services, within the limits specified in the Constitution and the law. (Art. 67) - SpanishLa educación es un derecho de la persona y un servicio público que tiene una función social; con ella se busca el acceso al conocimiento, a la ciencia, a la técnica, y a los demás bienes y valores de la cultura.
La educación formará al colombiano en el respeto a los derechos humanos, a la paz y a la democracia; y en la práctica del trabajo y la recreación, para el mejoramiento cultural, científico, tecnológico y para la protección del ambiente.
El Estado, la sociedad y la familia son responsables de la educación, que será obligatoria entre los cinco y los quince años de edad y que comprenderá como mínimo, un año de preescolar y nueve de educación básica.
La educación será gratuita en las instituciones del Estado, sin perjuicio del cobro de derechos académicos a quienes puedan sufragarlos.
Corresponde al Estado regular y ejercer la suprema inspección y vigilancia de la educación con el fin de velar por su calidad, por el cumplimiento de sus fines y por la mejor formación moral, intelectual y física de los educandos; garantizar el adecuado cubrimiento del servicio y asegurar a los menores las condiciones necesarias para su acceso y permanencia en el sistema educativo.
La Nación y las entidades territoriales participarán en la dirección, financiación y administración de los servicios educativos estatales, en los términos que señalen la Constitución y la ley. (Art. 67)
Education
- English1. All persons have the right to education, which shall be orientated towards the dignity and full development of the human personality, thus strengthening the respect for freedom and fundamental rights.
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3. Parents have the right to decide the type of education for their children. They also have the right to moral or religious instruction for their children in accordance with their own convictions. (Art. 20) - Catalan1. Tota persona té dret a l’educació, la qual s’ha d’orientar vers el desenvolupament ple de la personalitat humana I de la dignitat, tot enfortint el respecte a la llibertat I als drets fonamentals.
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3. Els pares tenen dret a escollir el tipus d'educació que hagin de rebre els seus fills. Igualment, tenen dret a una educació moral o religiosa per a llurs fills d'acord amb les conviccions pròpies. (Art. 20)
Education
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to education. The goals of education are to build the Egyptian character, preserve the national identity, root the scientific method of thinking, develop talents and promote innovation, establish cultural and spiritual values, and found the concepts of citizenship, tolerance and non-discrimination. The State shall observe the goals of education in the educational curricula and methods, and provide education in accordance with international quality standards.
Education is compulsory until the end of the secondary stage or its equivalent. The State shall provide free education in the various stages in the State's educational institutions according to the Law.
The State shall allocate a percentage of government spending to education equivalent to at least 4% of the Gross National Product (GNP), which shall gradually increase to comply with international standards.
The State shall supervise education to ensure that all public and private schools and institutes abide by its educational policies. (Art. 19) - Arabicالتّعليم حقّ لكلّ مواطن، هدفه بناء الشّخصية المصرية، والحفاظ على الهويّة الوطنية، وتأصيل المنهج العلمى فى التفكير، وتنمية المواهب وتشجيع الابتكار، وترسيخ القيم الحضارية والرّوحية، وإرساء مفاهيم المواطنة والتسامح وعدم التمييز، وتلتزم الدولة بمراعاة أهدافه فى مناهج التعليم ووسائله، وتوفيره وفقاً لمعايير الجودة العالمية.
التّعليم إلزاميّ حتى نهاية المرحلة الثانويّة أو ما يعادلها، وتكفل الدّولة مجانيته بمراحله المختلفة في مؤسّسات الدّولة التّعليمية، وفقاً للقانون.
تلتزم الدّولة بتخصيص نسبة من الإنفاق الحكومى للتّعليم لا تقل عن 4% من الناتج القومى الإجمالى، تتصاعد تدريجيا حتى تتّفق مع المعايير العالمية.
تشرف الدّولة على التّعليم لضمان التزام جميع المدارس والمعاهد العامة والخاصّة بالسّياسات التّعليمية لها. (المادّة 19)