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Education Department Requests Reduction in Daily $11,000 Fine

4 updates over 13 days — last updated Jul 16, 2026

  1. Governor Announces $118 Million to Settle Special Education Program Obligations

    via El Nuevo Día

    Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced the approval of $118 million to settle the obligations of the Special Education Program (PEE), including the payment of accumulated debts and current obligations for the 2026 fiscal year. The funds come from $635 million…

  2. PR Education Department Partners with Techno Inventors on STEM Program

    via El Nuevo Día

    Puerto Rico's Department of Education (DE) has signed a collaborative agreement with nonprofit Techno Inventors, Inc. to give thousands of public school students and teachers free access to educational experiences in robotics, programming, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, video game design…

  3. PHSU and Education Department Establish Alliance for Training Future Psychologists

    via NotiCel

    Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) and the Puerto Rico Department of Education have formalized an affiliation agreement, allowing students from PHSU's Master's programs in School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and PhD in Psychology to complete practice and internship experiences in Department…

  4. Education Department Requests Reduction in Daily $11,000 Fine

    via El Nuevo Día

    The Department of Education has requested the court to reduce the daily fine of $11,000 to $1,000 for the lack of adequate Special Education services. The department argues that it has made advancements in providing services to children and young…