By The Star Staff
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited José Collazo Colón High School in Juncos on Tuesday, where the official addressed members of the school faculty and students about the island Department of Education’s (DE) decentralization process.
“The secretary was emphatic in stating that the decentralization of our education system cannot occur without the participation of the teaching profession,” said Víctor Manuel Bonilla Sánchez, president of the Puerto Rico Teachers Association (AMPR by its initials in Spanish), which arranged Cardona’s visit, in a written statement.
Bonilla Sánchez stressed that, despite the controversies regarding the decentralization of the DE, the process is necessary to improve public education, ensuring that resources reach all school communities in a rapid and effective manner.
The AMPR leader stressed the importance of teachers being protagonists in decision-making, in line with the intentions of Cardona and his team, who showed interest in collecting the opinions of teachers and students during their visit.
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