The Lower House of Congress approved today a project of law that establishes the mandatory school age at four years old, and its integration into the national education system, sending the bill to the Senate.
The bill sent by the Executive power received the support of the entire political spectrum, with 236 positive votes, including the PRO party, Renewal Front and Radical Civic Union members.
Stella Maris Leverberg, a lawmaker for the government-aligned Victory Front affirmed:
“The extension of the mandatory [educational system] has been a state policy in this government.»
Head of the Budget Commission and Victory Front member Roberto Feletti added the upcoming year’s budget has set aside 750 million pesos in funds to build 850 pre-school classes.
Opposition national lawmaker Julio Cobos urged to “not leave the norm as an expression of a wish,” while considering “the state is failing,” in education.
Renewal Front Darío Giustozzi defined the bill as “positive”, while emphasizing that the six percent of the Global Domestic Product (GDP) which is currently destined to education “should be recalculated,” because of the high inflation rate.
And Left Front member Néstor Pitrola sustained “the education system has multiple pending matters in all the levels”.
The initiative states a commitment to extend the mandatory education service for ages of three years old as well, prioritizing attention for less favoured sectors of the society within the City of Buenos Aires and the rest of the provinces.
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