Most jobs require very little of what we learn in high school and as such there has long been the argument that schools should teach other skills. They should teach…
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Unused School Computers in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2022/11/02The Ministry of Education, as always, is completely unorganized. 8,200 laptops and tablets purchased for disadvantaged students sit in schools, the delivery to students halted indefinitely. Sutel purchased this equipment…
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Coyotes Hanging Out on Costa Rica Campus
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2021/01/22Hungry coyotes have been seen over the last weeks on the TEC campus, in Cartago. There used to be the occasional sighting at night but now the sightings are more…
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Investors from the US have acquired the Universidad Latina. The previous owner is leaving its operations in Costa Rica, passing them on to the American investors, in order to focus…
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Getting Your Grade Changed for $60 in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/02/22The Probity, Transparency and Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office raided the Juan Santamaría Night School as well as the MEP Regional Directorate in Cañas for evidence related to a case against the…
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15 Schools Remain Closed in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/02/11While most students went back to school this Monday, 15 public schools remain closed. This leaves 556 students without classes. These educational centers are 0.3% of the total daytime public…
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New Medical Specialist School in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/01/21The Universidad de Iberoamérica, Unibe, has proposed becoming the second private university to train specialists in CCSS hospitals. The Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Ucimed, was the first to reach such…
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Corruption in School Construction in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/18The Minister of Education, Edgar Mora, stated that he suspects corruption schemes related to school construction. He has found irregularities in the office that plans and maintains the construction of…