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Educational infrastructure and staffing protests

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Educational concerns in the Caribbean and South America ~~have manifested~~ continue to manifest through ~~various~~ protests regarding infrastructure and staffing. In Colombia, parents in Campoalegre blocked ~~access to a~~ school access to demand ~~the appointment of~~ a third-grade teacher. In the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP) has intensified ~~its mobilization ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.~~ mobilization. While the ADP recently celebrated an “institutional victory” after the Ministry of Education (MINERD) deposited ~~more than~~ over 12 billion pesos ~~to approximately 104,000 teachers~~ for retroactive Performance Evaluation payments, the union maintains that the struggle is ongoing. ~~Under the slogan “The evaluation has not ended, the struggle begins now,” the~~ The ADP has called for protests, including a ~~protest~~ planned suspension of classes in San Pedro de Macorís on October ~~7 in front~~ 9 to protest the exclusive use of a new facility by the ~~MINERD headquarters.~~ National Institute of Technical-Professional Training (INFOTEP). The ~~union reports that while 111,090 teachers completed the evaluation process, roughly 10,000 remain pending~~ ADP is advocating for a ~~second stage or payment, and 3,500 claims regarding evaluation results await responses. The mobilization is expected~~ dual education model to ~~involve coordinators and educators from~~ address student overcrowding. Regarding teacher evaluations, the ~~induction program. Further complications have emerged regarding~~ ADP reports that the review process for 3,126 public school ~~teachers. The ADP reports that the review~~ teachers has become slow and difficult due to high documentation ~~volumes, with some files reaching 16 pages.~~ volumes. ADP Communications Director Menegildo de la Rosa noted that a lack of recorded classes has made the review of planning and observation stages “somewhat subjective.” The union has threatened legal action against the Vice Ministry of Teacher Accreditation and ~~Certification, accusing it of~~ Certification for withholding ~~results and preventing~~ results, which prevents educators from receiving ~~performance~~ incentives and ~~one year of~~ retroactive salary payments. ~~Beyond compensation, the ADP continues~~ In response, Education Minister Luis Miguel De Camps is scheduled to ~~demand corrections~~ present a report on October 12 regarding the 2025-2026 Teacher Performance Evaluation. This report aims to ~~double-session assignment errors~~ address the review of grades for 1,062 teachers and ~~improvements~~ a schedule for the approximately 10,000 educators who have yet to complete the process. Infrastructure efforts are also evolving, with accelerated maintenance in Puerto Plata under the “Plan Aulas247-365” and ongoing monitoring of school ~~infrastructure to prevent class disruptions.~~ construction in Dajabón.

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