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Eliezer Ramos Parés
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- Education Secretary Says Department Is Working to Pay School Transporters Amid Work Stoppage
Puerto Rico Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés responded on Monday to the work stoppage by school transporters, acknowledging that the Education Department (DE) owes them money.
- Education Dept. Non-Teaching Staff Pay Plan Would Cost $59.4 Million a Year
A classification and pay plan for the Puerto Rico Education Department’s non-teaching employees could cost $59.4 million a year, Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés told the House of Representatives’ Treasury Committee on Monday.
- House Finance Chair Urges Better Management at Education Department Over Unpaid Vendors
During a demonstration by the Puerto Rico Federation of School Transporters, Eddie Charbonier, chair of the House of Representatives’ Finance Committee, called for an evaluation of management inside the Department of Education (DE) so the agency can pay its service providers.
- Education Dept. and School Food Authority Demand Evidence Behind School Cafeteria Food Shortage Claims
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education (DE) Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés and School Food Authority (AEA) Director Franchesca Reyes Benítez have called on Nelly Ayala León, president of the Asociación de Empleados de Comedores Escolares, to present evidence backing her public claims of food shortages in school cafeterias.
- Puerto Rico Education Department to Train Over 22,000 Employees on Emergency Response
Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Education, Eliezer Ramos Parés, and Public Security Commissioner César González Cordero announced a new emergency preparedness training program that will reach approximately 22,136 teaching and non-teaching employees across the seven educational regions.
- Governor Breaks Ground on Nearly $25 Million Renovation of Asunción Rodríguez de Sala School in Guayanilla
Governor Jenniffer González Colón laid the first stone for the rehabilitation and modernization project of the Asunción Rodríguez de Sala High School in Guayanilla, joined by Mayor Raúl Rivera, Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos, Senator Jamie Barlucea, and COR3 Executive Director María Marín.
- 14 Years of Waiting: Teachers Still Haven’t Received Payment for Teaching Career
The Secretary of the Department of Education, Eliezer Ramos Parés, announced that the agency is waiting for the Office of Management and Budget (OGP) to authorize the payment to professionals in the teaching career.
- Parents Demand Education Secretary Reinstate Lajas Montessori School Principal
Parents and community members are demanding that Puerto Rico Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés reconsider his decision not to renew the contract of Dr.
- Special Education Providers Demand Rate Increase as Puerto Rico Loses Therapists to U.S.
Víctor Moreno, president of the Asociación de Profesionales y Proveedores de Servicios de Terapia (APPST), called on Puerto Rico’s Department of Education to update reimbursement rates for special education therapy services, warning that the fee structure in place since 2015 is driving therapists off the island.
- PHSU and Education Department Establish Alliance for Training Future Psychologists
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 of Education settings.
- PR Education Department Partners with Techno Inventors on STEM Program
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 and other disciplines.
- Jenniffer González Allocates $90 Million to Pay Off Teacher Career Debt
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González announced that approximately 5,850 active and inactive teachers in the public education system will receive retroactive payments for the Teacher Career program, a debt that in some cases dates back to 2013.