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News Guatemala » Education: Evolving opportunities for girls pursuing education in Guatemala

News channel or source: https://highschool.latimes.com/news/evolving-opportunities-for-girls-pursuing-education-in-guatemala/
Published on: Wednesday 17 May 2017

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

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/05/guatemala-s-garbage-dump-education-system/
Published on: Tuesday 04 August 2009

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: For many children in Guatemala, lessons have to be learned on the street

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/mar/08/global-campaign-for-education-guatemala
Published on: Monday 07 March 2011

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

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanielparishflannery/2012/10/31/political-risk-in-guatemala-teachers-unions-clash-with-police-fighting-to-block-education-reform/
Published on: Wednesday 31 October 2012

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: Spreading hope for women’s education in Guatemala

News channel or source: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/spreading-hope-womens-education-guatemala
Published on: Thursday 29 November 2018

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: Local Spanish teacher supports education in Guatemala

News channel or source: https://www.weau.com/2025/03/30/local-spanish-teacher-supports-education-guatemala/
Published on: Sunday 30 March 2025

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: The UpBeat: Helping to build a new Guatemala through education, partnerships

News channel or source: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-upbeat-helping-to-build-a-new-guatemala-through-education-partnerships
Published on: Monday 01 June 2020

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

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/protests-in-guatemala-over-budget-cuts-to-health-education
Published on: Sunday 22 November 2020

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 ...