SANTO DOMINGO.- President Leonel Fernandez on Wednesday proposed allocating 400 million pesos from the 2011 Complementary Budget to Education, with which the contribution to the sector would climb to RD$10 billion.
The President’s proposal came during the meeting with representatives of the Government’s Social and Economic Council, as well as with those of the Coalition for a Dignified Education, which demands 4% of the Gross Domestic Product allocated for education.
If the proposal is accepted, 2.75% of the GDP would be allocated to education, said monsignor and PUCMM university headmaster Agripino Núñez, who called the meeting a step forward.
Written by: juanb, 15 Dec 2010 3:57 PM
From: Dominican Republic
And the rest of the 4% for him and his merry band of outlaws.
From: United States, New York City
President Fernandez, you should be ashamed of yourself. Bottom line.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
If Pres. Fernandez was right in front of me, I kick him squarely in the balls for being THE ENEMY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Written by: brootto, 15 Dec 2010 4:21 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
wow so what was it before 1.5% el presidente is a joke, take some of that drug money and at least invest it on education
Written by: ateo2010 
, 15 Dec 2010 4:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
wtf is wrong with this guy?
Written by: zooma, 15 Dec 2010 4:46 PM
From: United States
2.75% of the GDP for education is an insult to the Domincan public that has suffered enough of government waste. The law says 4% .... and that is what education should get. if not more.
Sell the Super Tucanos, sell all the tax free gov/t jeepetas, cut back on all the excess wages and entitlements for the politicians, and use the proceeds for education.
Written by: brootto, 15 Dec 2010 4:55 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
and also the drugs that they confiscate
From: United States
The Constitution states 4%! I can't say I am shocked though I have yet to see anything done about the school milk which got all those kids sick. LF and the rest of the corrupt drug dealing politicians need to be held accountable for their actions. Everyone who voted for LF well you got what you voted for. We need a new President who is for the people not himself.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:15 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
theses numbers where given out in the year 2007 by uncle sam
Press release
Education projects in the region
Documents and publication on education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean Education Site
Related Information
Resultados de proyectos: Escuelas rurales triplican matrículas s
Developing E. Asia and Latin America Face Similar Education Challenges
Finding Quality Education in Peru
Literacy for Life
Mexico: Schools Without Leaks
Washington, DC, October 17, 2007—Most countries in Latin American and the Caribbean have achieved almost universal primary school coverage and boosted enrollment rates in secondary and tertiary education. Average spending on education reached 4.3 percent of GDP in 2003, up from 2.7 percent in 1990.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:20 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Hi: On the top of the list of best educational systems in latinamerica you will find Uruguay.
If you don't believe me, go and search about the latest rates international organizations like UNESCO have published about Uruguay I can tell you that the quality of the education has always been excelent, just there's no money enough for supporting it too much. But in Uruguay Public education is as good as private and University is for free, I mean you don't need to pay for studyin in state University because it's for free and for all who can pass highschool. Also he level of the education is high; you can see that when you find that several doctors from uruguay (who studied all their careers in Public Education, even public university) have achieved great level outside Uruguay in developed countries that are at the head of research and technology such as Canada or countries from Europe.
I advice you to search in UNESCO for the latest report about education in latinamerica.
From: United States, New York City
"Average spending on education reached 4.3 percent of GDP in 2003, up from 2.7 percent in 1990."
"Fernandez proposes 2.75% of GDP for education"
In other words..the Fernandez administration is getting ready to catch up to the rest of latin America on spending on education...the latin America of 20 years ago!!!! Unbelievable.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
To save the Dominican people, Fernandez must be removed from office. No one wants bloodshed, but the man is a traitor, criminal and fraud. Impeach him, or remove him for being ineligible to hold the Government office.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
Treason and Bribery - two reasons to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Fernandez.
“The betrayal of trust” and “the offense of attempting by overt acts, to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance”.
“The act or practice of giving or taking a bribe”. Bribe - “Money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust”.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:34 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
WRITING ABOUT URUGUARY ONLY BECAUSE ITS ONE SMALL COUNTRY WITH UNDER 4 MILLION PEOPLE JUST MAYBE WE CAN LEARN SOME THING FROM THIS COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH LITERCAY RATE..
98% OF THE COUNTRY...
THE KEY WORDS FOR PRES. LEO
ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.
Uruguay has traditionally been better off than many other countries in South America, and is known for its advanced education and social security systems and liberal laws governing social issues such as divorce.
It was among the first nations in Latin America to establish a welfare state, maintained through relatively high taxes on industry. The system, which had increasingly strained state finances, was reformed in the 1990s
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:36 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
litercay-- see what happens when u dont get a good education..
literacy.....opps.....
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:36 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
litercay-- see what happens when u dont get a good education..
literacy.....opps.....
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:41 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
To save the Dominican people, Fernandez must be removed from office. No one wants bloodshed, but the man is a traitor, criminal and fraud. Impeach him, or remove him for being ineligible to hold the Government office.
LOTS OF TRAITORS IN OFFICE IN THE GOVERNMENT. ONLY THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS OUT FOR THE PAYOFFS.
AS MANY SAY THEN THEY GET INTO OFFICE "NOW ITS MY TIME TO MAKE MONEY"
MANY I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE SAID THIS TO ME...N OT ONE EVER SAID HE OR SHE WAS READY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE DR.
NOT ONE. MAN THATS SAD....
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
Cardinal Nicholas also has to go along with Pres. Fernandez.. The Catholic Church does not want poor people being educated because in return they will lose their leadership and followership.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 5:55 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
guys ever wonder how much money the family of president leonel fernandez spent on his education? wonder now much was it 2.75% of their income?
this presidents pathological passion to be the center of attention.{hugo chavez, fidel castro and juan peron are 3 good or bad examples
more then governing his country he performs for the gallery. he resorts to gestures then to substance. he wants to be admired.
please no hippo. the motor-conchos love this guy. he will give out 500- 600 bikes for the vote again.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 6:04 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
if u have education its then very hard or maybe impossible to keep slaves is it not?
few times i have wrote about other country finland.
small country that was very poor.
today though education, education and more education they are on top of the leaders in the world.
headquaters for one one the worlds hugh cell phone companys nokia, they also have cutting edge paper and pulp technology {key word technology}
what took them from the bottom up was education. you need at least a masters degree to teach in elementary school and at least a college degree to teach in kindergarten.
many teachers tutoring their students, and many assistants in the class rooms with the teachers helping the students that are having problems.... many special programs.
dr is very, very, very far behind the rest of the world.
Written by: danny00, 15 Dec 2010 6:28 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
the government has a responsibility in molding an educated, and well- informed citizenry.
at the least they the government should be ensuring in the least that students receive the basic skills and knowledge.
the way the school system is today the kids in the dr-schools are their way to menial occupations, many traveling to strange lands to try and earn a living
enough for me today.... have happy holidays and a great new years.
dont give up just maybe things will change for the better of all the people.
Written by: Atabey, 15 Dec 2010 6:47 PM
From: United States, NYC
Does anyone know if LF stated that the goal was to achieve 4% by x years time? Going from 1.9 to 2.75 is not bad, of course we all would like to see him go to the Constitutional mandated level of 4%. So has he stated 2.75% for 2011, 3.5% for 2012 and finally 4.0 % of PIB for 2013? I would like to see the population and citizenry demand that all the major political Parties sign an oath to this timetable. Perhaps, extending the percentage dedicated from 4% to say 6% by 2015. And making 6% the Constitutional Law of the land. As Cibaeño75 stated, 2.75% get's DR back to the level of expenditure of 20 years AGO for Latin America. We can certainly do better than emulate that record!! An educated populace will bring many desirable changes and unleash heretofore unrealized human talents and creativity now smothered by lack of educational opportunities.
Written by: antonio1, 15 Dec 2010 7:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
I’m all for the education of our children’s…..but, I hope teachers unions are not behind this huge 4% of GDP for salaries and benefits increase for the education industries
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
This is a typical Balaguer move; (give in, but not all the way).
Im not surprise, he's just trying to calm everybody down.
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
I am all in favour of much more money ,,say 6% of GDP being spent on education at all levels ..but I have a few questions
Just where in the constitution does it mention that 4% must be spent on education _??
As I read it the court refused to give any restraining order against the politicians approving the budget and it appeared a very clear cut decision so why go to court if you are going to lose ?? Surely the legal advisors of the protest groups must have seen this would not win or did they just want their fees .
The protest groups must come up with some better tactics to win this important battle and I am sure calling Leonel names will not be of any use except to make people feel a bit better ,,far better to call him names when he is appearing with some important ,,that may affect his ego a bit .
People must be clever and tactical to win this battle.
From: United States
the constitution is a piece of paper. the president is focus on development. does he has budget? well, i guess not! hipolito didnt invest in education eighter, what was his excuse? the metro,tunnel or highways? this is a way to stop the president fernandez for doing what no other domincian president ever did.....develope the dominican republic.
From: Canada
That's how much he believes in the next generation..... and the next....
Written by: matador, 17 Dec 2010 11:42 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
We are moving Backward with Leonel, what a big ass looser you're LF.
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And the rest of the 4% for him and his merry band of outlaws.
If Pres. Fernandez was right in front of me, I kick him squarely in the balls for being THE ENEMY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
2.75% of the GDP for education is an insult to the Domincan public that has suffered enough of government waste. The law says 4% .... and that is what education should get. if not more.
Sell the Super Tucanos, sell all the tax free gov/t jeepetas, cut back on all the excess wages and entitlements for the politicians, and use the proceeds for education.
Press release
Education projects in the region
Documents and publication on education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean Education Site
Related Information
Resultados de proyectos: Escuelas rurales triplican matrículas s
Developing E. Asia and Latin America Face Similar Education Challenges
Finding Quality Education in Peru
Literacy for Life
Mexico: Schools Without Leaks
Washington, DC, October 17, 2007—Most countries in Latin American and the Caribbean have achieved almost universal primary school coverage and boosted enrollment rates in secondary and tertiary education. Average spending on education reached 4.3 percent of GDP in 2003, up from 2.7 percent in 1990.
If you don't believe me, go and search about the latest rates international organizations like UNESCO have published about Uruguay I can tell you that the quality of the education has always been excelent, just there's no money enough for supporting it too much. But in Uruguay Public education is as good as private and University is for free, I mean you don't need to pay for studyin in state University because it's for free and for all who can pass highschool. Also he level of the education is high; you can see that when you find that several doctors from uruguay (who studied all their careers in Public Education, even public university) have achieved great level outside Uruguay in developed countries that are at the head of research and technology such as Canada or countries from Europe.
I advice you to search in UNESCO for the latest report about education in latinamerica.
"Fernandez proposes 2.75% of GDP for education"
In other words..the Fernandez administration is getting ready to catch up to the rest of latin America on spending on education...the latin America of 20 years ago!!!! Unbelievable.
To save the Dominican people, Fernandez must be removed from office. No one wants bloodshed, but the man is a traitor, criminal and fraud. Impeach him, or remove him for being ineligible to hold the Government office.
Treason and Bribery - two reasons to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Fernandez.
“The betrayal of trust” and “the offense of attempting by overt acts, to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance”.
“The act or practice of giving or taking a bribe”. Bribe - “Money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust”.
THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH LITERCAY RATE..
98% OF THE COUNTRY...
THE KEY WORDS FOR PRES. LEO
ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.
Uruguay has traditionally been better off than many other countries in South America, and is known for its advanced education and social security systems and liberal laws governing social issues such as divorce.
It was among the first nations in Latin America to establish a welfare state, maintained through relatively high taxes on industry. The system, which had increasingly strained state finances, was reformed in the 1990s
literacy.....opps.....
literacy.....opps.....
To save the Dominican people, Fernandez must be removed from office. No one wants bloodshed, but the man is a traitor, criminal and fraud. Impeach him, or remove him for being ineligible to hold the Government office.
LOTS OF TRAITORS IN OFFICE IN THE GOVERNMENT. ONLY THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS OUT FOR THE PAYOFFS.
AS MANY SAY THEN THEY GET INTO OFFICE "NOW ITS MY TIME TO MAKE MONEY"
MANY I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE SAID THIS TO ME...N OT ONE EVER SAID HE OR SHE WAS READY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE DR.
NOT ONE. MAN THATS SAD....
Cardinal Nicholas also has to go along with Pres. Fernandez.. The Catholic Church does not want poor people being educated because in return they will lose their leadership and followership.
this presidents pathological passion to be the center of attention.{hugo chavez, fidel castro and juan peron are 3 good or bad examples
more then governing his country he performs for the gallery. he resorts to gestures then to substance. he wants to be admired.
please no hippo. the motor-conchos love this guy. he will give out 500- 600 bikes for the vote again.
few times i have wrote about other country finland.
small country that was very poor.
today though education, education and more education they are on top of the leaders in the world.
headquaters for one one the worlds hugh cell phone companys nokia, they also have cutting edge paper and pulp technology {key word technology}
what took them from the bottom up was education. you need at least a masters degree to teach in elementary school and at least a college degree to teach in kindergarten.
many teachers tutoring their students, and many assistants in the class rooms with the teachers helping the students that are having problems.... many special programs.
dr is very, very, very far behind the rest of the world.
at the least they the government should be ensuring in the least that students receive the basic skills and knowledge.
the way the school system is today the kids in the dr-schools are their way to menial occupations, many traveling to strange lands to try and earn a living
enough for me today.... have happy holidays and a great new years.
dont give up just maybe things will change for the better of all the people.
Im not surprise, he's just trying to calm everybody down.
Just where in the constitution does it mention that 4% must be spent on education _??
As I read it the court refused to give any restraining order against the politicians approving the budget and it appeared a very clear cut decision so why go to court if you are going to lose ?? Surely the legal advisors of the protest groups must have seen this would not win or did they just want their fees .
The protest groups must come up with some better tactics to win this important battle and I am sure calling Leonel names will not be of any use except to make people feel a bit better ,,far better to call him names when he is appearing with some important ,,that may affect his ego a bit .
People must be clever and tactical to win this battle.