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CENTRAL AMERICA
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27 October 2010 |
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Comprehensive
Plan in
El
Salvador
to
Improve
Public
Schools
SAN
SALVADOR
-
Education
Ministry
in El
Salvador
develops
a full
plan to
improve
public
schoolâ�Ös
conditions,
the
Minister
of
Education,
Salvador
Sánchez
Cerén,
announced.
This
Ministry
has
invested
in the
last
months $
55.2
million
in the
program
Improving
School
Environments
and
Educational
Resources,
Sanchez
Ceren
said,
also
vice
President
of the
republic.
He said
that
these
funds
were
intended
for
repairs,
additions
and
furnishing
two
thousand
763
schools.
After
taking
up on
June
1st,
2009,
the
government
of
Mauricio
Funes
started
a plan
to give
free
uniforms,
shoes
and
school
supplies
to
students
in this
sector.
Besides,
a plan
to teach
17.9
percent
of the
population
reading
and
writing
is also
developed.
Sánchez
Cerén
one of
the
leaders
of the
Frente
Farabundo
for
National
Freedom
(FMLN),
announced
that the
program
will
continue
throughout
the
period
of
government,
culminating
in June
2014.
He noted
that by
2011
they
will
work in
352
schools,
with an
investment
of $
27.9
million,
in 2012,
other
581,
with
23.3
million
and in
2013 25
schools
will
benefit,
with
funds of
8.4
million
projected.
Quoted
by the
newspaper
El Mundo,
Sanchez
Ceren
said the
deficit
accumulated
in the
sector
reached
328.8
million
dollars,
in
addition
to the
damage
caused
in
recent
months
for
tropical
storms
to 994
centers.
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