ARGENTINA & THE IMF IMF’s critics in Argentina reiterate their opposition to new deal 15-12-2021 16:29 Thousands of people flood the streets of Argentina to underline their opposition to a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
Coronavirus pandemic City Hall: Children will return to schools in August with normal timetables 19-07-2021 17:12 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces "gradual, careful and progressive" plan to return 700,000 students to in-person classes as schools.
Coronavirus pandemic Rodríguez Larreta: Classes at schools in City will restart on Monday 28-05-2021 21:33 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says that in-person classes at schools in the capital will restart this Monday, when the government-imposed nine-day lockdown ends.
BLOW FOR GOVERNMENT Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in education dispute 04-05-2021 13:17 Supreme Court rules in favour of the Buenos Aires City government in its education dispute with the national government, confirming City Hall has the right to decide whether in-person classes in the capital should continue.
Education row Rodríguez Larreta: Classes will continue until Supreme Court rules 30-04-2021 22:13 Buenos Aires City mayor says infant and primary school students will continue with in-person classes, with secondary students adopting a 'mixed model.' City Hall also announces new restrictions for businesses, shopping and other activities.
Education row Supreme Court to rule on education dispute ‘towards end of week’ 26-04-2021 19:20 Argentina's highest court expected to decide on the row over in-person classes between the National and Buenos Aires City governments “towards the end of the week,” according to City Hall sources.
Education row City Hall tells schools to carry on with classes, despite new court ruling 20-04-2021 23:26 Federal judge reignites education row between the Buenos Aires City and National governments, annulling previous court order authorising in-person classes at schools. City Hall, however, refuses to back down.
EDUCATION ROW Supreme Court says it will rule on row over in-person classes 19-04-2021 16:37 Supreme Court declares itself "competent" to take on the issue and will settle the education row between the Buenos Aires City government and the national government.
Education row Rodríguez Larreta: Schools in City will have classes tomorrow 19-04-2021 00:07 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces that he will adhere to court ruling and that schools in the nation’s capital will be open on Monday.
NEW RESTRICTIONS Argentina's schools become political battleground after curbs 16-04-2021 17:13 Decision to shut down schools has become the latest point of political conflict between the federal government and the City of Buenos Aires, run by the opposition, as the country heads into a second wave of Covid-19.
BACK TO SCHOOL Schools in Argentina finally re-open doors to students 17-02-2021 14:54 Schoolchildren from five of Argentina's 24 regional districts returned to classrooms on Wednesday for the first time in almost a year, as the country began a gradual restart of face-to-face classes.
EDUCATION Students, teachers prepare to return to classrooms 13-02-2021 09:56 "Without health there is no present and without education there is no future," says President Fernández; Ademys union calls 72-hour strike.
Back to school Trotta vows face-to-face classes for students 'at least three times a week' 01-02-2021 18:27 As tensions between unions and officials continue, Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says schools will be allowed to have face-to-face classes three times a week.
Coronavirus pandemic Education minister targets March 1 for return of face-to-face classes 02-12-2020 00:05 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says face-to-face classes will be "essential" next year and says government is targeting March 1 return for classes in 17 provinces.
HUMAN RIGHTS Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in Ayotzinapa abduction probe 27-09-2020 17:43 Mexican authorities issue 25 arrest warrants for those who carried out and knew about the abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, including for the first time members of the military and federal police.
Coronavirus pandemic Virus crisis forces distance learning on Argentina's student doctors 10-09-2020 08:42 Thousands of students from the faculty of medicine at the University of Buenos Aires have been studying virtually since educational institutions were shut down in Argentina in March.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ‘I couldn’t stay sitting at home’ – UBA volunteers join hunt for infected 15-08-2020 10:24 Volunteers from University of Buenos Aires are giving up their time and following in UBA’s long tradition, dedicating themselves to the search for the virus and allowing doctors to concentrate on treating the infected.
Coronavirus Pandemic Pandemic wrecks global class of 2020's hopes for first job 11-08-2020 14:38 Around the world, young people armed with new degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications are struggling to enter the workforce as the pandemic pushes the global economy into recession.
Coronavirus pandemic Students in San Juan Province happy to be back in the classroom 10-08-2020 23:54 Students in the last years of primary and secondary school return to their desks, in groups of no more than 15 students at a time.
Coronavirus pandemic Students in San Juan Province first to return to face-to-face classes 10-08-2020 01:25 Children and teenagers in the province will return to schools under a “bimodal” education system, “bubble” classrooms and with a sanitary kit for each student.
HUMAN RIGHTS Mexico identifies remains of another of missing 43 students 07-07-2020 23:50 Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), which has been advising Mexican Attorney General’s Office on investigation, confirms remains have been identified of a second of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who disappeared in September 2014.