News of students

Students, professors fear impact of university funding bill veto

28-09-2024 15:52 What do university staff and students want from Javier Milei’s government?

Higher learning versus hire learning

21-09-2024 06:19 There is no chance of improving the quality of higher education without doing something about the quantity of both universities and students.

by Michael Soltys

CRIME & SECURITY

Rosario: 40 students caught up in shoot-out while on school trip

20-09-2023 15:16 Forty teenagers caught up in night-time shoot-out at petrol station in troubled Santa Fe Province city; Two arrests made and threats against prosecutor being investigated.

EDUCATION

School dropouts: the pandemic which does not end

04-08-2023 06:12 According to estimates, between 350,000 and 700,000 students left school in 2021. Whether through lack of funds, the pressures of child labour or other challenges, only 10% of Argentina’s pupils end their secondary schooling on time. To tackle the problem, football stars are joining a campaign to challenge the school dropout problem, an issue aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Sabrina Chemen

EDUCATION

Lack of classroom days behind drive to private schooling, says polling

03-08-2023 06:15 New survey provides X-ray of Argentina’s education system and reveals teacher strikes are among, main motives for those choosing private education. Women, especially those with lower purchasing-power and living in Greater Buenos Aires, are the most concerned about lost days of classes, with the school syllabus one of the biggest worries.

by Sabrina Chemen