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Nearly 200 schools have begun the process of replacing open-plan classrooms with enclosed learning spaces to create quieter, calmer spaces more suited for learning, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today. “When I began visiting schools, teachers consistently told me how difficult it was to teach in open-plan classrooms, and parents also raised strong concerns. “At the end of 2025, the Ministry of Education launched the Modifying Open Plan Classrooms Initiative and invited schools to…

Santo Domingo.–More than 37,000 students in the public education system received oral health care through the services offered by the National Institute for Student Welfare (INABIE) during the 2025-2026 school year, as part of the actions aimed at promoting prevention, timely detection of conditions and the comprehensive well-being of the student population. Within the framework of these actions, INABIE specialists performed 59,977 dental interventions, including prophylaxis, application of flu…

Santo Domingo.-The National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) delivered 58 learning cards to the first high school graduates of the Guardianes del Tránsito program, who received this document along with their graduation certificate, as a result of the agreement signed with the Ministry of Education. The initiative, which has already trained 620 students from six educational centers, strengthens road safety education in the classroom and promotes a culture of safer mobility …

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) reported that preparations for the start of the 2026-2027 school year are advancing with emphasis on the adaptation of educational infrastructure, the guarantee of places for students and the strengthening of the necessary conditions to receive more than two million students from the pre-university educational system. The progress was presented during a meeting of the Special Commission for the Opening of the 2026-2027 …

Los Alcarrizos.-President Luis Abinaderinaugurated this Saturday the first stage of the Ercilia Pepín High School, a modern study center that incorporates 26 new classrooms and benefits 960 students in the Hato Nuevo sector, in the municipality of Los Alcarrizos. The work represents an important advance in the public educational infrastructure in the area, since it increases the capacity of the center and offers better learning conditions to hundreds of students. During the opening ceremony, t…

Santo Domingo Norte.– Since this Saturday, more than 900 students from the Los Cerros de Sabana Perdida sector have a new opportunity to learn in modern and safe spaces, after the inauguration of the Minerva Mirabal Basic School by President Luis Abinader, as part of the Government's efforts to continue strengthening public education. During the event, the Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps García, highlighted that each school delivered by the Government represents an investment in the…

Santo Domingo.–President Luis Abinaderinaugurated this Saturday the sports roof and new classrooms for the initial level of the Félix Lope de Vega Primary School, expanding the spaces for teaching, sports and the comprehensive training of hundreds of students in the community. During the event, the Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps García, highlighted that the new classrooms will expand learning opportunities for the youngest students, by offering them adequate spaces for a fundamenta…

Also, emphasized the importance of strengthening Sri Lanka's vocational education sector in parallel with the ongoing education reforms and stated that the necessary allocations for this purpose would be provided through the 2027 Budget. Attention was also given to proposals for investment in the education sector for the 2027-2031 period, including the proposed Digital Transformation Project. The discussion further focused on welfare programs for schoolchildren. I stressed that these programs sh…

Santo Domingo.– To continue with his commitment to promote the development of education, sports and access to decent housing, President Luis Abinader will lead this Saturday a broad work agenda in Greater Santo Domingo, which will include the delivery of apartments, the inauguration of educational centers, sports facilities, as well as a meeting with students from public high schools and private schools. With these initiatives, the president's management seeks to expand access to quality servic…

The call for proposals aims to improve conditions for the social inclusion of elementary and high school students with special needs who are enrolled in adapted educational programmes and in (post-)rehabilitation internships. It will support the establishment and development of adapted forms of practical training that will enable young people to acquire new knowledge, work skills, and practical experience. The call for proposals will enhance opportunities for the more successful integration of …