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Honduras has recorded 2,711 student dropouts in the first half of the 2026 school year, with 75% from primary grades and poverty, violence, and poor school conditions cited as main causes.

The Ciudad Mujer educational center graduated 91 women—including single mothers, homemakers, and working women from across Honduras—who completed secondary studies through a program designed to serve women unable to pursue education through conventional channels.

Honduras's national vocational institute is adding artificial intelligence and photovoltaic technician courses to its curriculum to align with labor-market demand, says director Edgardo Loucel.

The National Professional Training Institute (Infop) is opening enrollment for free virtual courses in Excel, project management, digital skills, and entrepreneurship, with classes beginning June 15 and running weekdays for two weeks.

Honduras's social-development ministry launched an online application platform for its National Scholarship Program, offering over 8,000 monthly grants of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to university students with a GPA above 80%.

Honduras's Social Development Ministry opened applications June 11 for its National Scholarship Program, offering financial support for undergraduate and graduate students aged 17–40 with a minimum 80% academic average who meet income and residency requirements.

Honduras's National Statistics Institute (INE) is hiring workers for the 2026 census, with details on available positions and application procedures available online.

Congress's Education Committee approved a parental-rights law giving families a say in sex education and advanced plans to repair 109 public schools nationwide, with over 300 additional school interventions pending through a government investment fund.

Congressman Julio Meléndez (PINU) has proposed legislation to increase access to technology and digital skills training in rural schools, aiming to narrow the technology gap in remote communities.

Honduras's National Autonomous University begins its second and final 2026 admission cycle June 8, with applicants registering for the vocational test and PHUMA entrance exam before the test date of August 14.

Honduras's government and teachers' unions reached a wage deal after seven hours of talks, ending weeks of strikes and securing a salary increase plus back pay, with both sides committing to ongoing dialogue on structural education reforms.

The government and teacher unions have agreed on a salary increase to be paid retroactively from May, with implementation beginning in June and a fourteenth-month bonus scheduled for July, ending planned informational assemblies.

Teacher leaders met with President Nasry Asfura to press for payment of a pending salary adjustment and other labor agreements, warning that nationwide classroom suspensions will continue if demands are not met.

Honduras's education sector and government have agreed to halt nationwide protest actions and will form a negotiating committee this Friday to discuss teacher salary increases in the national budget.

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.

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.

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.

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.