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The government and teachers' union agreed to establish a permanent dialogue table to address salary concerns and called for classes to resume on June 3 after days of strikes.

A formal dialogue table between the Honduran government and grassroots teachers' unions has been established, aimed at reaching agreements on public education and teachers' working conditions.

Honduras's Education Ministry ordered all public and private schools nationwide to resume regular class schedules beginning June 1, after weeks of shortened hours due to high temperatures; improved air quality from recent rains prompted the decision.

Honduras's National Vocational Training Institute (INFOP) is offering free in-person and online courses in beauty, gastronomy, technology, and business skills at the Kennedy neighborhood campus, open to anyone over 15 with a valid ID.

The Education Ministry announced that all public and private schools will resume regular class schedules starting Monday, June 1, after recent rains improved air quality and ended weeks of shortened school days.

Yorleni Florecita Guzmán Chacón, a preschool teacher in the Dolores Merendón area of Ocotepeque, died on May 29 after a period of serious illness, leaving colleagues, students, and community members grieving her loss.

Twenty judges, magistrates, and court staff from eight Honduran cities completed a UN-backed trainer program on gender and intersectionality, now mandatory in the Judicial School curriculum, aimed at aligning the justice system with international human-rights standards.

President Asfura ordered the full reconstruction of a dilapidated school in a Tolupán indigenous community in Francisco Morazán after teacher Marta Carolina Serrano drew national attention for patching its walls with mud and thatch to keep classes running.

The Carlos Eduardo Espina school, a new facility serving dozens of children in Villanueva, Cortés, was inaugurated Monday following a project led by Japanese content creator and activist Shin Fujiyama.

Finance Minister Emilio Hernández Hércules confirmed the government has agreed to raise teacher salaries with a wage adjustment effective September 2026, a second increase in January 2027, and retroactive compensation for the interim period.

The Honduran government and the World Food Programme signed an agreement to guarantee school meals for more than 1.2 million children across the country.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras inaugurated the ATLA (Aula Tecnológica Líder en Avances y Saber) classroom, described as the country's first higher-education facility equipped with artificial intelligence technology.