Costa Rica News – The poor quality of education in Costa Rica is seen in the fact that only 4 out of 10 students pass the baccalaureate without the curve. The…
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Bribery & The Costa Rica Education System
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/11/17Costa Rica News – It’s now been four years since the fraud regarding baccalaureate tests happened and still the responsible parties have not been established officially. There are, however, two suspects.
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Changing Education in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/07/02Costa Rica News – The Ministry of Public Education is making a big change. The baccalaureate exam will no longer be an obstacle to graduation. The test will still be a…
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Why is Costa Rica Paying Dead Teachers?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/04/15Costa Rica News – MEP has paid 900 educators a salary although they have passed away. This is due to a system error.
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Dropping Out of School in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2017/11/09Costa Rica News – For the last four years, 13% of night school students drop out after mid-term vacations. This is better than the 15% it used to be but still…
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Costa Rica Education for Special Needs Children
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2017/03/12Costa Rica News – The Ministry of Public Education has a responsibility to students with special needs.
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Nearly 150,000 Youth in Costa Rica Are Not in School Nor Working
by Hazel Diaz 2016/04/24Costa Rica News – Costa Rica has 147,959 youth, between ages 15 to 24, who neither study nor work.
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School in Costa Rica Has Not Had a Teacher All Semester
by Hazel Diaz 2016/03/21Costa Rica News – Alto Telire, Talamanca is a remote area. The indigenous culture and language is Cabécar. In this remote area, and others like it, there are typically multigrade classrooms.