Many Nicaraguan Kids Not
in School
Half a million
Nicaraguan children are
not included within the
system of education,
according to statistics
from Education Ministry.
The number increased
over recent years due to
the policy implemented
by neo-liberal
governments of
privatizing education
system, official sources
reported.
The problem was
confronted by the now
governing FSLN
(Sandinista National
Liberation Front) by
providing free public
teaching.
However less than a week
before classes begin,
many children cannot go
to school because they
lack birth certificates,
uniforms or schools
materials, prices of
which have increased
during the last years.
Government statistics
reveal that nearly
47,000 children are in
the streets of Managua,
and FSLN will implement
assistance programs to
benefit them, according
to First Lady Rosario
Murillo. |
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