Honduras Education News

Fundación Terra opened two new Trust training centers in Nueva Capital and Monterrey neighborhoods, offering free digital literacy, AI, cybersecurity, and job-skills courses to students, teachers, and entrepreneurs in partnership with the OAS and Microsoft.

UNAH rector Odir Fernández says the university faces a budget crisis from L1.44 billion (about $58 million) in delayed state transfers this year and unclear funding from a promised presidential-aircraft sale meant for regional campus expansion.

About 50 riot police used pushes and tear gas to break up a protest in Macuelizo, Santa Bárbara, where residents were demanding repairs to deteriorating schools where their children study.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras has completed a renovation of the Dr. Jorge Haddad auditorium at its Faculty of Medical Sciences, investing 18.7 million lempiras (about $750,000) to modernize the 220-seat venue for academic and scientific conferences.

The Pedro Nufio teacher-training school is among 58 educational institutions participating in the Judicial Branch's Legal Education in Human Rights program, which has trained 374 teachers to promote civic formation and a culture of peace.

UNAH Rector Odir Fernández said the university has not received official communication from the government about funds from the presidential aircraft sale that a law mandates be used for regional campus expansion, and the government owes the institution 1.44 billion lempiras in first-semester budget allocations.

Honduras's education ministry has issued strict new regulations for 2026 patriotic parades—banning reggaeton, commercial branding, and immodest performances—and threatening teachers and principals with fines, suspensions, or dismissal for violations.

The director of the Association for a Just Society reports that more than one million school-age children and youth in Honduras remain outside the education system.

A Systems Engineering student at Honduras's national university developed Puma Game, a platformer inspired by UNAH's mascot, aiming to demonstrate Honduran capacity for quality game development and innovation.

Ángel Daniel Munguía Andino won Honduras's first-ever medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad, a bronze in the country's debut at the prestigious global competition that brings together top young chemistry students worldwide.

Honduras's Education Ministry has instructed schools to schedule parade rehearsals outside regular class hours and banned full-day suspensions to keep learning time intact ahead of September 15 independence celebrations.

A teacher union leader rejected an Association for a More Just Society report claiming Honduras lost about nine days of classes in the first half of 2026, arguing the union held only two protest days and that other interruptions stemmed from administrative changes, not teacher action.

Honduras lost about nine days of classroom instruction in the first half of 2026, representing an estimated cost of roughly L1.8 billion (about $72 million) in lost educational investment, with most interruptions tied to planned workshops and extracurricular activities rather than protests.

PRICPHMA, a teachers' union, says it will weigh protests after Student Week ends July 17 if the Education Ministry does not address the dismissal of over 1,000 civil-service school workers, including custodians and gate staff.

A teacher in Morazán, Yoro, remains suspended while authorities investigate a viral video of an alleged classroom confrontation; school officials say the student involved had prior disciplinary problems and was deported from the U.S. before enrolling.

The Education Ministry will permit only 60 schools to march in Tegucigalpa's September 15 Independence Day parade and has set time limits and organizational rules to shorten the event and reduce students' exposure to midday heat.

Honduras's human-rights ombudsman reported that teachers filed 553 complaints between 2016 and 2025, with the majority related to labor disputes.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government and Amazon Web Services are offering 15,000 free scholarships in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to prepare Honduran youth and professionals for digital-economy jobs by 2028.

A management commission designated by Congress has worsened administrative chaos and political meddling at Honduras's National Agricultural University through irregular appointments, salary increases, and procedural violations, according to a commissioner's complaint.

Schools in western Honduras, along with institutions in Cortés and Francisco Morazán, consistently score highest on the UNAH's PHUMA entrance exam, which officials attribute to academic preparation, curriculum delivery, and student support rather than school name alone.

Amazon Web Services, Grupo Financiero Atlántida, and the U.S. Embassy launched a free training program aiming to equip 15,000 Hondurans by 2028 with cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity skills to improve job prospects.

The government's Talent Up Honduras program offers free training in generative AI, cybersecurity, data analysis, cloud computing, and related fields to Hondurans over 18 with internet access and a valid ID, delivered entirely online.

Honduras's teaching unions are threatening nationwide protests if the government does not halt the firing of approximately 2,000 administrative, custodial, and security staff from schools, roles they say are essential to school operations.

The National Pedagogical University saw a 32% surge in admissions applications this year, with 1,700 candidates from across Honduras taking the entrance exam as the institution expands academic offerings to match labor-market demand.

The mother of the student who recorded teacher Perla Díaz striking another student said she advised her daughter to film the incident because the teacher had previously made verbal attacks on students.

The director of a Yoro school defended a teacher accused of verbally and physically assaulting a 15-year-old student, calling her excellent and pledging to seek dialogue among students, parents, and staff to resolve the incident.

Honduras's National Vocational Training Institute is offering free courses in Tegucigalpa through mid-July in sales, finance, emotional intelligence, marketing, beauty, and pastry-making, available both online and in-person.

Parents occupied the National School of Music in Tegucigalpa on Friday to protest employee dismissals, citing threats to security and school operations, particularly after guards were laid off.

Parents have occupied the Santos Guardiola school in La Ceiba, Atlántida, to protest the firing of staff members.

President Nasry Asfura launched the Talent Up scholarship program in partnership with Google Cloud and development agencies to train 10,000 Hondurans in emerging technologies and close the gap between academic training and labor-market demand.