The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities granted a total of 2,066 school meals and school supplies to families in the school community of Cartagena in this course from 2014 to 2015, representing a total support of 593 488 euros.
In terms of infrastructure, investment in this department in the port city in recent years amounts to 24,796,882.34 euros.
The general director of Educational Centers, María Dolores Valcárcel, and the Councillor for Education of the City of Cartagena, Josefa Maroto, held a meeting today to discuss the educational reality of the port city.
"In addition to this support to families, the Ministry has fulfilled its commitment to advance payments to the course," said Maria Dolores Valcárcel.
Of the nearly 600,000 euros invested in this academic year, 206,380 correspond to 1,598 scholarships of textbooks and school supplies, while the remaining $ 387,108 grant allowed a total of 468 grants for school meal service.
During the visit, the director general and council attended the College of Education and Primary Brothers San Isidoro and Santa Florentina, a center that has eleven units in Early Childhood and Primary Education 22 and in which they study a total of 821 students.
Later, Maria Dolores Valcárcel and Josefa Maroto moved to St. CEIP Florentina de La Palma, where in the course 2014-2015 635 students spread over nine units of Education and 17 in Secondary School Education enrolled there.
Source: CARM