The Education, Culture and Sports Commission of the National Assembly announced the holding of working tables, conferences and citizen consultations with the aim of analyzing proposals for educational reforms in Panama. Deputy Jorge Bloise, president of the commission, informed that the Legislative Branch is prepared to begin the analysis of the Organic Law on Education, a regulation that governs the Panamanian education system since 1946. Bloise detailed that structured working tables will be set up on six thematic axes, which will include the participation of national and international experts, former Ministers of Education, teachers, school principals and representatives of civil society, in addition to eight sectors linked to the educational field. During six sessions, participants will have the right to speak and vote to debate and reach consensus on proposals that allow modernizing the education system. The deputy highlighted that these reforms are the result of a study process initiated in 2025, focused on the debureaucratization of the education system, curriculum transformation, connectivity, as well as the improvement of educational infrastructures, among other key aspects. The citizen consultation process will begin this Friday, January 23, at the Parlacen, starting at 7:30 a.m.
