More than 255 thousand Buenos Aires students will have one more hour of class

More than 255 thousand Buenos Aires students will have one more hour of class. This was reported by the Undersecretary of Education of the province of Buenos Aires, Claudia Bracchi, who assured that the implementation of this measure will reach 914 state-run establishments, 36% of the total “It is an agreement that will reach 914 state-run establishments, 36% of the total,” explained the official in statements released by Télam, after the agreement signed in the last hours, Governor Axel Kicillof and the Minister of Education of the Nation, Jaime Perczyk.

The agreement was signed by the governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof and the Minister of Education of the Nation, Jaime Perczyk | Source Twitter

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Bracchi explained that “the first stage will begin operating in October in 261 schools; 99 rural and 162 urban” with a “curricular design that includes the natural sciences, social sciences, art spaces, physical education, projects of the schools”. When more hours of classes are established, they seek to rethink different proposals. The central axis will be placed in mathematics and language practices, as well as in other specific areas,” he said.

The agreement was signed by the governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof and the Minister of Education of the Nation, Jaime Perczyk | Source Twitter @jaimeperczyk

In addition, he said that “this extension of the day allows to go from 14% to 36% of institutions that adopt this measure and will reach more than 255 thousand girls and girls in the province.” One more hour of class
Perczyk had announced in early April the proposal to increase the workload in primary schools across the country: extending the day from four to five hours. “It’s a very important improvement for the primary school. Adding class hours is more knowledge and better education,” said the head of the education portfolio when communicating the measure that was subsequently approved unanimously by all the provinces in the Federal Council of Education (CFE). In data, it corresponds to 38 more days of class per year, so that students who begin their schooling next year, at the end of the six years, will have completed the equivalent of 1 more school cycle.

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