Guatemala News News Guatemala » Education: Evolving opportunities for girls pursuing education in Guatemala
Of the averaged 65 percent of children enrolled in secondary schooling in Guatemala, as low as 59.2 percent complete 9 th grade, and of that group, only 18.3 percent enroll in higher education, ...
News Guatemala » Education: For many children in Guatemala, lessons have to be learned on the street
Bearing more than a kilo of mangos, oranges and apples on his shoulders, 13-year-old José slips through the queue and jumps on the bus. Here, he walks along the aisle offering his goods for sale. But ...
News Guatemala » Education: Political Risk? In Guatemala Teachers Unions Clash with Police, Fighting to Block Education Reform
In early October, soldiers in Guatemala opened fire on a group of protesters who had blocked a rural highway. CNN reported seven people killed and several dozen wounded. After the incident, ...
News Guatemala » Education: Guatemala: Ex-Minister of Education's Book
Ronald Flores reviews the newest book written by María del Carmen Aceña called “How to be Minister of Education in Guatemala, Implement Reforms and not Perish in the Process: Self-Help Manual.” Flores ...
News Guatemala » Education: Guatemala’s Biggest BPO Problem Isn’t Talent — It’s English
Guatemala’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has the workforce that US companies want to run their nearshore operations: young, cost-competitive, geographically close. But it doesn’t have ...
News Guatemala » Education: Local Spanish teacher supports education in Guatemala
OSSEO, Wis. (WEAU) - One local Spanish teacher is taking her knowledge and love for learning overseas. As a member of the Bucks County Organization for Intercultural Advancement (BCOIA), she’s sharing ...
News Guatemala » Education: Spreading hope for women’s education in Guatemala
In Guatemala, many young women stop studying due to their pregnancy. According to the 2014-2015 Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil (National Survey of Maternal and Child Health), about half ...
News Guatemala » Education: The UpBeat: Helping to build a new Guatemala through education, partnerships
Twenty years ago, Susan and Richard Schmaltz, longtime educators in the Ottawa area, were putting the last of their children through university, looking forward to a relaxed retirement, buying an RV ...