School founded by Puerto Ricans will be recruiting until Thursday on the island. #NewsismyBusiness
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Salary increase closes the salary gap between teachers in Puerto Rico and the US mainland.
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation recently granted 77 mini-donations totaling $51,875 to public school teachers in 20 towns to reinforce literacy through active and creative student learning. The educators, who teach elementary, intermediate, and higher at 43 schools, received mini-donations of between $360 and $700 in funds granted by the Central Florida Foundation and the […]
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation launched a call for mini-grants to support teachers from the Humacao Educational Region, and schools invited by the nonprofit organization, looking to develop creative and innovative educational strategies to improve learning in the classroom. The nonprofit’s “Mini-Grants Program for Teachers” will award a maximum of $500 to 100 educators, who […]
During his second State of the Commonwealth address since taking office, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo announced a new tax model to phase out the Business to Business (B2B) and plans to cut the Sales and Use Tax on processed foods from 11.5 percent to 7 percent.
"Operation Agua," a crowdsourced campaign to provide safe drinking water to the people of Puerto Rico, has received $1 million in donations, with containers full of thousands of water filters reaching Puerto Rico every week and being distributed to schools and families across the island.
Many of Puerto Rico's fourth- and eighth-grade public school students are falling short in mathematics achievement, according to “The Nation's Report Card: 2013 Mathematics Assessment in Puerto Rico.”
The Puerto Rico Department of Education recently partnered with Silicon Valley-based Declara to launch a pilot project to connect secondary-level teachers on a single content-rich platform where they will develop professional learning communities, support each other in their endeavors, share best practices and success stories.
The Puerto Rico Senate approved late Monday the Teacher's Pension System reform bill submitted by Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla last week. The Senate's approval follows Saturday night's passage by the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
The seventh edition of Sapientis Week brought together an eclectic group of private sector representatives and school directors to exchange thoughts and leadership strategies that will support the transformation of Puerto Rican public education.
The Department of Education and Microsoft Puerto Rico recently signed a memorandum of understanding renewing their commitment for another five years to continue transforming education through the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process.
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