The Chilean president, Sebastián Piñera, announced yesterday a packet of education reforms. The leader called for the creation of a Great National Agreement of Education (GANE). The announcement was done on the national television channel.
The measures were announced in the context of the conflict with Secondary school and University students in Chile.
The measures were expressed along three axes; transparency in the presentation of information, development of institutions and improved funding mechanisms.
The creation of three categories of institutions will be considered; Public universities, non-profit private universities and profit making private universities.
The Chilean leader called on different sections of society for the creation of GANE.
According to the President, the object of the agreement was to “improve the quality, access and funding of the top level education.”
He also announced the creation of a Fund for Education (FE). This will be an investment of four billion dollars, alongside the other reforms.
At the same time, Piñera announced an increase in scholarships for the education of technical-professional degrees. Also, he announced the redesign of the solidarity credit fund and to improve the admission system to universities.
After this announcement, Chilean students replied that the measures announced had not responded to their demands for free, public education.
Story courtesy of Agencia Pulsar.
