Although the opposition has asked the Government to include a commitment to education, They are not willing to incorporate it into the “commandments” of the May Pactwhich would be signed on May 25 in Córdoba.
From the UCR They announced that they want to include support for education “accessible to all social sectors and of quality” in the May Pact. But around Milei they have not shown their support. “The ten points of the pact do not move, whether you adhere or not,” said a close collaborator of the President. Furthermore, another libertarian leader pointed out that “The points are economic, there is no education but neither is safety or health.”
Until now the Milei Government has demonstrated its little commitment to education, from less State intervention, a discharge of responsibilities in the provinces and greater control and adjustment of spending.
Just days ago there was a great controversy after the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, announced that the Government will move forward with changes in the National Education Lawwith the objective of denouncing and preventing the «ideological indoctrination» of teachers in the classrooms.
Although there are several who see there a possible ideological persecution of teachers, the law will be included Bases which will be sent to Congress in the coming days and would modify articles 11 and 26 of Law No. 26,206 on National Education that refer to the guarantees of children in the classroom.
According to news, official sources said that the new text “will follow the spirit” of article 33 of the Higher Education Law, which ensures “plurality” in teaching processes.
In this proposal they evaluate provide a service channel so that the student can attend if they perceive “harassment” on the part of the teacher and mechanisms to “respect the freedom of the student.” But it is still not clear what the “penalty” for teachers would be.
In addition, they are thinking about including the education project as an “essential service”, with the aim of limiting the right to protest to teachers.
Concern grows in universities
Regarding public universities, The Government ratified the decision not to increase the amounts beyond the 70% increase that was granted for “operating expenses.” This measure was taken after, in March, the federations of university teaching and Fatun (non-teaching) announced a national strike in 57 universities due to the management of Milei intended to replicate the 2023 budget this year despite inflation.
From the UBA They indicated in a statement that they hope that the Government “will have an updated budget for this year that guarantees the continuity of its academic, research, health and extension functions, in addition to the updating of the teaching and non-teaching joint functions.”
For several days now, the UCR leader and vice-rector of that university, Emiliano Yacobitti, has been denouncing in the media that “a large part” of the institution “will close in the second quarter” and warned about the impact of the tariffs. He added that the salaries of teachers and non-teachers had a loss of purchasing power “of 27%” so far this year, while operating expenses suffered an adjustment “of 60%.”
For its part, from the National University of Comahue (Unco) they reported the difficult moment that the institution is going through due to the fact that can no longer sustain the expenses and this translates into extreme measures: It will cut basic services and will have to assume expenses that correspond to the national government.
With information from news.