Latest posts by Renata Avila from May, 2007
Guatemala: Town's oldest school to be demolished…and teachers on strike
A local school in San Pedro La Laguna in Guatemala is about to be demolished, and in its place, a new market built. This brings about questions about the status and importance of public education in Guatemala. Bloggers discuss the government's proposal to distribute $100 computers, as well as proposed raises to teacher salaries in spite of their strikes.