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The Legislative Assembly’s Finance Committee ruled in favor of reforming the 2025 Budget Law and allocating US$7,015,995 to the Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología (MINEDUCYT).
The funds come from a US$100 million loan agreement with the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), approved by the Legislative Assembly in august 2025.
This would allow for the continued implementation of the “El Salvador Education System Modernization Program,” which strengthens the national education system and guarantees quality, equitable, and inclusive education by optimizing the school system.
Another objective of the program is to improve students’ skills “in reading, writing, mathematics, and science,” according to Delia Reyes, deputy director general of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance.
She also mentioned that new technologies and innovative teaching methodologies are being incorporated to respond to the country’s current needs and the challenges of the modern world, such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
The official also highlighted that, in addition to strengthening all aspects of learning technology, MINEDUCYT “is considering a system for the financial and administrative management of resources, which will enable it to identify the needs of educational centers”.
Likewise, students’ academic performance can be monitored, always with the use of technology.
The Education System Modernization Program promotes the continuous training of teaching staff, ensuring that they have the necessary tools to provide a more effective education.
Together, these actions seek to reduce gaps in basic skills and prepare students for the challenges of the digital age, training capable citizens who are committed to the country’s development.
According to the representative of the Ministry of Finance, of the loan of up to US$100 million from CAF, MINEDUCYT would incorporate US$7,015,995 into its budget for two main areas of the program:
The first, focused on strengthening education and modernizing infrastructure, would include hiring a comprehensive services manager (for US$1,022,065), purchasing technological equipment, using cloud storage, implementing educational platforms and tools with ongoing technical support (for a total of US$3,378,930); as well as connectivity services, installation, and equipment configuration (for US$2,600,000).
The second area corresponds to project management, which includes hiring key personnel to form the Project Management Unit (for US$15,000).
If approved, students and teachers in the country would have more tools to reduce the digital divide.
If approved, students and teachers across the country would have more tools to reduce the digital divide.
Nuevas Ideas representative William Soriano emphasized that the first branch of government supports the policies of the President of the Republic with the approval of resources.
An example of this was the inauguration of 70 educational centers on November 2 by the president as part of the “Dos Escuelas por Día”.program.
“This committee has approved the funds so that the president can lead this effort, which is already bearing fruit, and that is what the population expects of us: that the funds be used as quickly as possible to begin transforming the reality of many schools in the country”, said the legislator.
The parliamentarian also emphasized that justice is being done to hundreds of thousands of children who have waited many years to be able to study in decent schools, where they can learn in the best way possible and be trained as the citizens of the future.
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