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President Daniel Ortega's first decree, after being elected in 2006, was to prohibit the charging of education services all across the country, restoring a fundamental human right to the Central American Nation.
Nicaragua celebrated the 14th anniversary of the declaration for free education on Monday; a groundbreaking measure turned into a cornerstone of the Sandinista Revolution.
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President Daniel Ortega's first decree, after being elected in 2006, was to prohibit paid education services all across the country, restoring a fundamental human right to the Central American Nation.
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— El 19 Digital (@el19digital) January 11, 2021
Con la participación de docentes de secundaria regular, de toda Nicaragua, se llevó a cabo este 11 de diciembre, la primera etapa de capacitación docente inicial nacional.https://t.co/Wl9WW8a0Xj
Two years after the governmental decision, in 2009, Nicaragua was declared an illiteracy-free country following a nationwide campaign with the support of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) and the Cuban teaching program "Yo si Puedo."
According to the Nicaraguan Education Vice-Minister Francis Díaz, despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this sector's largest investment was carried out in 2020. The World Bank-financed 45 percent of those investments.
In 2007 authorities declared January 11 as Education Day to mark the historical decree.
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