The Secretary of Education said that “a process of rationalizing spending could allow salaries to be raised if progress is made towards intelligent financing.”
Tomorrow will be the second university march of the year, in defense of public education and against the president’s decision Javier Milei of veto the University Financing Law.
In advance of this mobilization, the Secretary of Education, Carlos Torrendell, assured at a press conference that “You cannot continue investing resources in education poorly.”, maintaining mainly that the university offer does not match the demand. “A process of rationalization of spending could allow wages to rise if we move towards intelligent financing“Torrendell highlighted.
In this regard, he explained that this financing is based on three pillars: “A criterion of justice, so that resources go to those who have the least; a criterion of freedom, so that all individuals have the freedom to develop their life project; and an efficiency criterion, so that the resources have results.”
Furthermore, he maintained: “Universities have to be redesigned so that students with fewer resources can graduate, for that they must offer scholarships, tutors, etc.”
The discussion for the improvement of salaries
Today teachers are going through a critical situation. Many are below the poverty line and the recomposition of salaries is a crucial issue. In this regard, Torrendell pointed out that although salaries are low “They are rebuilding and it is the goal we have ahead of us.”. Furthermore, he clarified that those who are paid the least are those who spend a few hours a week in front of the classroom.
On Monday, joint negotiations for teachers will resume. As highlighted by Capital Humano, it was the union leaders who rejected the salary proposal of 5.8% in addition to the 1% established for October.
“We are financing chronic students”
According to a report from the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies, the graduation rate in Argentina is considerably lower than in other countries in the region. Only 31 students per 10,000 inhabitants manage to graduate. The number of graduates per generation is declining. The report also highlighted something that the government has been maintaining for some time: “We are financing chronic students”.
Tomorrow, the university march
“The march is rather anti-government, followed by the demand for salaries. We have to start investing resources well,” concluded Torrendell.
Under the motto “the University is not the problem, it is part of the solution”, thousands of people will demonstrate in rejection of budget cuts, the privatization of services and the elimination of scholarship programs. The protest will be a repeat of the massive mobilization that took place on April 23.
Source: Ambito
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