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Guantanamo.- The first consultation in Cuba to discuss the most significant aspects of the Draft Education Law\u2014a piece of legislation set to be examined by the Cuban Parliament for the first time\u2014took place this Wednesday at the University of Guant\u00e1namo theater.<\/p>\n
The development of this legislation aims to update the sector\u2019s strategic public policies. Key priorities include innovation in teaching methods, inclusive education, the responsibilities of schools and universities toward society, the integration of universities with the business sector and the government, and reforms to public policies aimed at improving the educational system.<\/p>\n
Participants shared their views on topics such as the use and management of new technologies and artificial intelligence in education; the protection of students and teachers (and their potential vulnerabilities); and the duties, rights, and incentive structures for teaching staff and educational support personnel.<\/p>\n
Discussions also focused on the role of the family and the personal qualities of educators in student development, the compensation system based on professional categorization for teachers, and the requirement for students to complete up to the ninth grade within the Cuban educational system.<\/p>\n
The session was presided over by Reynaldo Vel\u00e1zquez Zald\u00edvar, PhD, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, and Margarita McPherson Say\u00fa, a methodologist from the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n
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The meeting was attended by faculty, students, and members of the leadership councils from both the University of Guant\u00e1namo and the provincial General Directorate of Education. Key figures in attendance included PhD. Osiris Aranda Creagh, Rector of the university, and Antonio Tamayo Romero, the top educational official for the eastern province.<\/p>\n
The drafting of the preliminary Education Bill began in 2019 with the goal of consolidating into a single law all the regulations enacted since the triumph of the Revolution, in order to create a more coherent educational system that upholds and protects the rights and responsibilities of children, youth, and adolescents, and contributes to the country\u2019s economic and social transformations.<\/p>\n
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