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: Guatemala’s Garbage Dump Education System
The Guatemala City garbage dump, situated in a ravine, occupies 40 acres of land in the nation’s capital. Guatemala is the most populated nation in Central America, with more than 13 million residents ...
News Guatemala » Education: Empowering Girls Through Education in Guatemala
In my time as a beauty editor, I’ve been on my share of press trips. They usually go something like this: chic hotel, unlimited spa treatments, five-course meals. These amazing trips provide editors ...
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: Launch of the 2024/5 GEM Report on Leadership in education in Guatemala
UNESCO Guatemala, the GEM Report, Global School Leaders, and the Guatemalan Ministry of Education have organized an event to launch the GEM Report 2025 on leadership and education in Latin America in ...
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 ...
News Guatemala » Education: Protests in Guatemala over budget cuts to health, education
GUATEMALA CITY • Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Guatemala's capital on Saturday, setting fire to the nation's congressional building in a show of anger over a budget Bill passed this ...