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Mahía defended the creation of the University of Education in the Senate, and Silva questioned the proposal
The Minister of Education and Culture said the government will seek broad agreement to move forward with the initiative. Colorado Senator Robert Silva argued the measure would mean more bureaucracy and said teachers already graduate today with a university degree.
The Minister of Education and Culture, José Carlos Mahía, appeared this Tuesday before the Budget Committee, integrated with Finance, of the Senate, where the bill on the Executive Branch’s Accountability is being reviewed, Subrayado reported.
During his presentation, Mahía reviewed that among the government’s priorities are security, assistance for people living on the street, early childhood, and education. In that context, he again defended the creation of the University of Education.
According to Subrayado, the government’s position is to seek broad understanding between the ruling party and the opposition to make the initiative a reality. Mahía hopes that before the end of the year the Senate Education Committee will issue a ruling on the matter and said he is confident that an agreement can be reached, as happened with the creation of UTEC.
From the opposition, Colorado Party Senator Robert Silva rejected the proposal. According to Subrayado, he said that creating the University of Education would be “creating more bureaucracy to make things theoretically happen.”
Silva also defended what was done in the previous government and said that “teachers and professors already have a university degree.” He also questioned the lack of clarity and precision on the issue during this period and considered that “the conditions would not be in place to create a university.”
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