2024-02-25 14:17:43
The announcements of teacher strikes threaten the start of the 2024 school year, but the Buenos Aires Government insists that classes will begin this Monday, since a joint agreement had already been reached with the sector. First it was Jorge Macri himself who had indicated that “classes should start on Monday without problems, because in the City we closed a joint agreement, which also includes the money that came from the National Teacher Incentive Fund (FONID), which the national government “It is not spinning and we are covering it.”
And then the vice head of the Buenos Aires GovernmentClara Muzziomaintained in the same sense as in CABA, but also noting that not only will the day be discounted for teachers who adhere to the strike announced by CTERA at the national level for this Monday, February 26, but also there would be a plus for those teachers who report to work as stipulated.
“I want to bring peace of mind to the families and children who are very excited about the first day of school. On Monday the doors of the City schools will be open“said Muzzio in statements on Radio Miter, relativizing the threat made by CTERA (Confederation of Education Workers of the Argentine Republic).
Jorge Macri assured the start of classes in CABA and said that they would discount the day for those who adhere to the strike
“There are more than 370 thousand children at the initial and primary level who start on Monday“Muzzio said, recognizing that “Argentina is in the middle of an educational emergency”to the point that “five out of ten third graders do not understand what they read.”
“If we do not dedicate ourselves to strengthening education in our country, it is very difficult for us to move forward,” he stressed, adding that “The boys have to come first.”
“In the City we have already reached the closure of the joint labor union, we have improved salaries and we have not even deducted the bonus from the national teacher incentive fund. Those who adhere to the strike, we are going to deduct the day and we will deduct the incentive fund from them.” to give to those who do work, to reward the
commitment of those who are going to teach classes and prioritize the children,” indicated the Buenos Aires official.
“It is a way to recognize the enormous number of teachers we have in the City who have a great commitment so that the children really learn. That is my message to families,” he concluded.
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