Cuban Education Minister Elsa Velázquez Cobiella this Monday praised efforts made by education workers all over the country to start the school year.
In a meeting with education officials, the minister highlighted the support given by institutions and other entities to prepare the schools and to solve problems that have arisen in the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike in order to successfully begin the school year.
Velazquez called on all education personnel to work with the same intensity and care towards students while work is dome to restore facilities damaged by the storms.
She also urged teachers to help rebuild the damaged workplaces and houses of their co-workers without abandoning the educational tasks.
The Education minister also pointed out the importance of giving classes to those whose families are still evacuated due to total or partial collapse of their houses.