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Catherina

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Sat May 25, 2013, 10:18 AM May 2013

Honduran Educational System Abandoned by Porfirio Lobo government

Abandonment denounced in the Honduran educational system

Tegucigalpa, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The newspaper El Heraldo, reported today that the Honduran public education system is abandoned by the government of Porfirio Lobo, who has made ​​significant cuts in the sector.

Ariel Lopez, Advisor School Building and Infrastructure of the Ministry of Education, admitted that 70 percent of schools have various infrastructure problems, but the most serious is the health service. "When it comes to healthcare, we estimate that 95 percent of schools require support," he said.

According to the newspaper, in the national education system is short about 400 000 desks and four thousand classrooms.

A similar situation faced by 70 schools for children with special needs, following the government's decision to cut the annual budget for these schools.

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http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&idioma=1&id=1447751&Itemid=1

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