National Administration of Public Education explained

Agency Name:National Administration of Public Education
Native Name:Administración Nacional de Educación Pública
Headquarters:1409 Libertador Avenue
Montevideo, Uruguay

The National Administration of Public Education (es|Administración Nacional de Educación Pública) is the government agency responsible for the planning, management and administration of the public educational system in all its stages and also for teacher training in Uruguay.

The ANEP has its headquarters in the Agraciada Building, located on Libertador Avenue in front of Plaza Fabini in the central business district of Montevideo.[1] Designed by architects Miguel Ángel Canale and Beltrán Arbeleche, and built in the 1950s, it served as the headquarters of the Uruguayan airline PLUNA.[2]

History

The ANEP was created on March 28, 1985, by President Julio María Sanguinetti with the promulgation of Law No. 15,739 –known as the Education Law–.[3] It has the legal status of an autonomous entity, which grants autonomy from the Executive Branch to the organization of the public educational system. However, it is about technical and administrative autonomy, although not financial.[4]

Current organization

The ANEP is administered by the, a body of five members of which three are appointed by the President of the Republic acting in the Council of Ministers, and the other two are elected by the body's teaching staff.[5] In addition, the administration has seven sectoral directorates and three secretariats.

The directorates that administer the different stages of the educational system depend on the Central Directive Cousil, designing the curriculum, supervising the development of classes, projecting salary budgets and supervising the authorized private institutes.[6]

Presidents

The chairman of the Central Directive Council is the one who serves as president of the National Public Administration.

NameTerm of officeAppointed by
Took officeLeft office
1Juan Pivel Devoto19851990[7]
2J. A. Gabito Zóboli19901995[8]
3Germán Rama19952000[9]
4Javier Bonilla20002005[10]
5Luis Yarzábal20052010[11]
6José Seoane20102012[12]
7Wilson Netto20122020[13]
[14]
8Robert Silva20202023[15]
9Virginia Cáceres2023Incumbent[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: diaria . la . 2022-09-07 . Funcionarios del Codicen intentaron ocupar edificio central y autoridades no lo permitieron . 2024-01-25 . la diaria . es-UY.
  2. https://montevideo.gub.uy/sites/default/files/biblioteca/1.memoriasyproyectodedecreto.pdf INVENTARIO PATRIMONIAL DEL CENTRO DE MONTEVIDEO Y ÁREAS DE PROXIMIDAD - Intendencia de Montevideo
  3. Web site: 2020-07-08 . Leyes de educación y democracia . 2024-01-24 . la diaria . es-UY.
  4. Web site: Quiénes somos Uruguay Educa . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20230721012019/http://uruguayeduca.anep.edu.uy/quienes-somos . 2023-07-21 . 2024-01-20 . uruguayeduca.anep.edu.uy.
  5. Web site: Consejo Directivo Central Administración Nacional de Educación Pública . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120055937/https://www.anep.edu.uy/codicen . 2024-01-20 . 2024-01-25 . www.anep.edu.uy.
  6. Web site: Cometidos Administración Nacional de Educación Pública . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927041623/https://www.anep.edu.uy/codicen/cometidos . 2023-09-27 . 2024-01-25 . www.anep.edu.uy.
  7. Web site: Medio Siglo de Historia . 2024-01-25 . www.anep.edu.uy.
  8. Web site: Juan Gabito prefiere que Robert Silva termine período en ANEP en vez de lanzar candidatura . 2024-01-25 . Montevideo Portal . es.
  9. Web site: Redacción . Murió el profesor y expresidente del Codicen, Germán Rama . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010163229/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/murio-el-profesor-y-expresidente-del-codicen-german-rama-2020122714552 . 2023-10-10 . 2024-01-25 . El Observador.
  10. Web site: En perspectiva . 2024-01-25 . historico.espectador.com.
  11. Web site: 2009-08-25 . Yarzábal sale de gira a defender gestión de Anep . 2024-01-25 . EL PAIS . en.
  12. Web site: 2012-09-23 . ANEP: Dos años de gestión trancada . 2024-01-25 . EL PAIS . en.
  13. Web site: 2012-09-13 . Wilson Netto sustituiría a José Seoane en la dirección del Codicen . 2024-01-25 . EL PAIS . en.
  14. Web site: Tocar . Martín . La renuncia de Puente, otra batalla ganada por Netto que divide al FA . 2024-01-25 . El Observador.
  15. Web site: Redacción . Blancos aceptan que Robert Silva sea el próximo presidente del Codicen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923031344/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/blancos-aceptan-que-robert-silva-sea-el-proximo-presidente-del-codicen-20191126205810 . 2020-09-23 . 2024-01-25 . El Observador.
  16. Web site: 2023-10-28 . Virginia Cáceres Batalla, la joven abogada colorada que tomará las riendas de ANEP tras la renuncia de Silva . 2024-01-25 . EL PAIS . es-UY.

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