Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, education en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:26:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:26:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html Estefanía Grijota It’s not about tolerating harmful behavior, manipulation or deception, but about understanding the function of lies, and addressing the underlying psychological need that sustains them It’s not about tolerating harmful behavior, manipulation or deception, but about understanding the function of lies, and addressing the underlying psychological need that sustains them Nature Sam Edwards (Getty Images) Children lie Trust in family ties is one of the pillars that sustain affection. Trust in family ties is one of the pillars that sustain affection. <p>There’s a saying: “A lie has short legs,” meaning that lies are often uncovered, as the truth always comes out in the end. Or perhaps not, because lying might be an art form for the person doing it, and they may never be caught. But what happens when the lies come from a family member? “Rather than confronting the situation, it’s usually more helpful to understand the function of the lie, because affection and lying aren’t always incompatible,” explains Dr. Belén Gutiérrez, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. And it’s precisely within the family environment where lying takes on a deeper meaning. “It’s where defensive lies tend to appear most often, precisely because it’s where we have the most emotional stakes,” Gutiérrez explains. “The stronger the bond, the greater the fear of disappointing or <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html">losing the image</a> the other person has of us,” this expert affirms.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:06:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html EL PAÍS Roger Martínez-Dávila says he was suddenly told to prove his US citizenship by the University of Colorado, where he’s been working for the last 16 years. It wasn’t required of his department colleagues with Anglo surnames Roger Martínez-Dávila says he was suddenly told to prove his US citizenship by the University of Colorado, where he’s been working for the last 16 years. It wasn’t required of his department colleagues with Anglo surnames ICE Minnesota Minneapolis Donald Trump El Álamo Texas Colorado Star Tribune via Getty Images (Star Tribune via Getty Images) ICE Federal immigration agents subdue and arrest a protester in Minneapolis on Tuesday Federal immigration agents subdue and arrest a protester in Minneapolis on Tuesday <p>An insidious terminology <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/bernie-sanders-these-are-the-most-dangerous-times-that-the-united-states-has-faced-in-modern-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/bernie-sanders-these-are-the-most-dangerous-times-that-the-united-states-has-faced-in-modern-history.html">has taken root in the United States</a>: it distinguishes “heritage Americans” from the rest of us. It’s a euphemism for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants and, increasingly, for evangelical nationalists as well. This language is being deployed systematically. In practice, the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized a machinery of control in which ethnicity — even how someone speaks, dresses, or what they do for a living — can be used as justification for federal officials, quasi-military forces like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to stop someone and ask for “your papers, please.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html Pol Trilles The ability to give concise instructions to artificial intelligence is a key factor that that will separate employees in the work environment. AI prompting is no longer just a command, it’s the new lingo needed to navigate tomorrow’s world The ability to give concise instructions to artificial intelligence is a key factor that that will separate employees in the work environment. AI prompting is no longer just a command, it’s the new lingo needed to navigate tomorrow’s world OpenAI ChatGPT Google DeepMind Hyoung Chang (Denver Post/Getty Images) Trampas IA The skill of giving detailed instructions to AI has become the key to efficiency. The skill of giving detailed instructions to AI has become the key to efficiency. <p>At a high school in Barcelona, 28-year-old teacher Ivan Ortega creates an exam in just over 15 minutes. His 50-something colleague takes an hour. The difference lies not in the experience or dedication of these teachers, but in how each has mastered conversing with artificial intelligence. While Ortega formulates requests with precision, his colleague is aware of an invisible barrier — not <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-27/algorithms-do-widen-the-divide-social-media-feeds-shape-political-polarization.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-27/algorithms-do-widen-the-divide-social-media-feeds-shape-political-polarization.html">a digital divide</a>, but a linguistic one.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:27:44 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html Olga Carmona They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body Leonardo da Vinci Bill Gates Albert Einstein Premios Nobel Stephen Hawking Laura Wachter (EL PAÍS) Girls with high abilities Girls with high abilities Girls with high abilities <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4ZWUICBTXRGTJA7GPU4DAYUQP4.jpg?auth=3741246db3dcd97dc99efd3c12dcdc526d3dc60affee1212a36c64da571c3bc0" width="2688" height="2379" alt="Girls with high abilities"></img><p>When we think of people with high intellectual abilities, what names come to mind? Einstein, Hawking, Da Vinci, Gates… The list is usually populated almost exclusively by men. However, throughout history, there have been thousands of women with extraordinary intellectual potential. The problem is that, too often, they remained in the shadows or, even having won a Nobel Prize, are unknown to most of us. In the field of science alone, there are <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-29/nobel-laureate-donna-strickland-its-hard-to-see-the-thread-from-einsteins-equations-all-the-way-to-gps.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-29/nobel-laureate-donna-strickland-its-hard-to-see-the-thread-from-einsteins-equations-all-the-way-to-gps.html">17 women who have received</a> this award, and yet many of us could barely name two or three of them. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:46:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html Jesús Jank Curbelo When a law subsidizing higher education for youths without legal status was blocked, over 57,000 students suddenly found themselves grappling with impossible tuition fees and an academic future on hold When a law subsidizing higher education for youths without legal status was blocked, over 57,000 students suddenly found themselves grappling with impossible tuition fees and an academic future on hold Texas Houston TikTok Donald Trump Eric Gay (AP) UNIVERSIDAD TEXAS Students at the University of Texas at Austin. Students at the University of Texas at Austin. <p>José Luis grew up as a Texan, although he never was one legally. This 20-year-old has lived in Texas for 16 years. He arrived here from Mexico with his parents when he was four. His father got a job in construction, his mother cleaning houses. He learned English better than Spanish: “I feel like I’m from here, but without papers I don’t have the same opportunities.” That fact has forced him to work twice as hard. He <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html">wanted to earn a degree</a> in computer science to merge, he says, technology, politics, and law. He did well for four semesters. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:11:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html Sara Castro García While the Asian country is increasing investment in education, American institutions are facing cuts under Trump While the Asian country is increasing investment in education, American institutions are facing cuts under Trump Donald Trump China Taiwán Shanghái VCG / Getty Images uni College students attend the graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University on June 29, 2024 in Beijing. College students attend the graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University on June 29, 2024 in Beijing. <p>For the first time, China and Taiwan have more universities than the U.S. in the top 500 of the <a href="https://www.shanghairanking.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.shanghairanking.com/">Shanghai Ranking</a>, the world’s most prestigious international university ranking, which recognizes a total of 1,000 institutions. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html Susana Pérez Soler Some college students are beginning to limit their use of artificial intelligence, so as not to hinder their own creativity, discipline and critical thinking Some college students are beginning to limit their use of artificial intelligence, so as not to hinder their own creativity, discipline and critical thinking ChatGPT OpenAI Internet Bing Microsoft Gianluca Battista Mónica de los Ángeles Student Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, in the center of Barcelona. Student Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, in the center of Barcelona. <p>“I started <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-29/two-years-of-chatgpt-from-utter-amazement-to-the-trough-of-disillusionment.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-29/two-years-of-chatgpt-from-utter-amazement-to-the-trough-of-disillusionment.html">using ChatGPT</a> in my second year of college, during a very stressful time juggling internships, assignments, studies and extracurricular activities. To ease this burden, I began using it on small assignments. And, little by little, I realized [that it was remembering] details about my writing style and my previous texts. So, I quickly integrated it into everything… my work [became] as easy as clicking a button,” explains Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, a 20-year-old Political Communications student at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:37:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez The plan established by Biden that gave borrowers more flexibility will come to an end on August 1 The plan established by Biden that gave borrowers more flexibility will come to an end on August 1 América Donald Trump Joseph Biden Joy Asico-Smith (AP) Protest in front of the Department of Education, December 4, 2024. Protest in front of the Department of Education, December 4, 2024. <p>A major change is coming to student loans. At the beginning of August, around eight million borrowers will once again see interest accrue on their loans, as more than a year of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-04-10/joe-bidens-new-student-loan-relief-explained.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-04-10/joe-bidens-new-student-loan-relief-explained.html">relief provided by the Biden administration’s</a> Save a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan comes to an end. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:24:35 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html Daniel Mediavilla The Harvard researcher has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her study of implicit biases The Harvard researcher has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her study of implicit biases BBVA Elon Musk Peter Thiel India Donald Trump FERNANDO DOMINGO-ALDAMA Mahzarin Banaji Mahzarin Banaji at the BBVA Foundation headquarters in Bilbao, June 19. Mahzarin Banaji at the BBVA Foundation headquarters in Bilbao, June 19. <p>There are biases we’re not afraid to express: some prefer Real Madrid and others Barça. But some biases are shameful, like thinking that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/02/18/happiness_lab/1550488780_875370.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/02/18/happiness_lab/1550488780_875370.html">women are less capable professionally</a>, or that Black people are more likely to commit crimes. And, oftentimes, the biases that lead us to choose one person over another for a job are unconscious. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:15:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez Almost half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly Almost half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly América Donald Trump Nathan Howard (REUTERS) U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to shut down the Department of Education US President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order to close the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order to close the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. <p>Among the many provisions of the new tax and public spending bill signed by President Donald Trump (<a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-07-19/tax-breaks-and-other-support-measures-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-that-will-apply-from-2025.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-07-19/tax-breaks-and-other-support-measures-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-that-will-apply-from-2025.html">the Big, Beautiful Bill</a>), there are significant changes to the federal student loan system. These will affect both current borrowers and those planning to apply for loans in the future. One of the most immediate effects is the elimination of most existing <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-administration-introduces-new-changes-to-student-loans.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-administration-introduces-new-changes-to-student-loans.html">repayment plans</a>. As a result, nearly half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:25:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html Marcos Vizcarra The academic year ends without any celebrations in the midst of the Mexican state’s ‘narco-war.’ Entire families sheltered their children at home, turning classrooms into virtual spaces, not by choice, but for survival The academic year ends without any celebrations in the midst of the Mexican state’s ‘narco-war.’ Entire families sheltered their children at home, turning classrooms into virtual spaces, not by choice, but for survival México Sinaloa Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación Claudia Sheinbaum José Betanzos Zárate (CUARTOSCURO) CULIACÁN-PROTESTA Families gathered at Socrates Elementary School in Culiacán, demanding justice and safety in schools for their children, in January 2025. Families gathered at Socrates Elementary School in Culiacán, demanding justice and safety in schools for their children, in January 2025. <p>This school year in Sinaloa <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-01/16-bodies-in-a-truck-and-four-decapitated-victims-hanging-from-a-bridge-the-endless-horror-of-the-war-in-sinaloa.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-01/16-bodies-in-a-truck-and-four-decapitated-victims-hanging-from-a-bridge-the-endless-horror-of-the-war-in-sinaloa.html">began with violence</a>, and the only thing that was there at the end of the academic year in the classrooms was violence: the students had gone home long since. There were no celebrations or social gatherings when classes officially ended. Many graduating students were deprived of the chance to get their photos taken with their friends, or to write on their classmates’ shirts as mementos. At least 80 elementary schools ended the academic year with students taking classes remotely and graduating in the same way. Even worse, at least 50 children and teens didn’t even make it to the end of the year: they were murdered.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/D4GI2OL26NAXVIVLZQ7TNYTVBI.jpeg?auth=b0eb1c2b92da750838a874a397a4fa0b216ee569642b1562e5c3637e1f66f539" width="1024" height="768" alt="A school statement against the violence in Culiacán, in July 2025."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/53PMV2PPZ5FGNIHAWOELYMR6MI.jpeg?auth=c17f5e07ae8080d1ab2f6d395cc950ccb575d0a801c5c61bd40350b438b634d7" width="1024" height="768" alt="The outside of a school in Culiacán closed due to the violence, in July 2025."></img> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:48:14 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html Almudena Barragán Gaspar A sweeping study in ‘Nature’ shows that boys start pulling ahead of girls despite no initial differences, and points to to sociocultural factors and educational practices A sweeping study in ‘Nature’ shows that boys start pulling ahead of girls despite no initial differences, and points to to sociocultural factors and educational practices Nature UPV-EHU Coronavirus Covid-19 ÓSCAR CORRAL Math gap between boys and girls Martinot and her team spent four years investigating the math gap. Martinot and her team spent four years investigating the math gap. <p>Boys and girls who reach primary school have similar math skills at the beginning of their schooling, yet it has been proven that over time, a gap develops in favor of boys, which influences their performance and participation in class, compared to those of their female peers. This phenomenon, known as the math gender gap, appears around age six and is attributed to cultural stereotypes and educational practices that can reinforce inequalities and provoke anxiety from a very early age.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-11/the-last-international-at-harvard.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:44:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-11/the-last-international-at-harvard.html Alberto López Ortega The author, a visiting scholar from Spain researching the erosion of liberal democracies, argues that during Trump’s second term every gesture in defense of internationality has become an act of resistance The author, a visiting scholar from Spain researching the erosion of liberal democracies, argues that during Trump’s second term every gesture in defense of internationality has become an act of resistance Universidad Harvard Donald Trump Cambridge (Massachusetts) Massachusetts Anadolu (Anadolu via Getty Images) Hardvard Protesters at Harvard's 374th commencement ceremony show support for the university amid its legal dispute with Trump. Protesters at Harvard's 374th commencement ceremony show support for the university amid its legal dispute with Trump. <p>Around two weeks ago, as thousands of students celebrated commencement at Harvard under a spring sun, Alan Garber, the university president, received a standing ovation <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/president/speeches/2025/remarks-to-the-class-of-2025/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.harvard.edu/president/speeches/2025/remarks-to-the-class-of-2025/">when he spoke</a> seemingly innocuous words: “Welcome, Members of the Class of 2025 from down the street, across the country... and around the world.” The pause before “around the world” was deliberate. The emphasis, unequivocal. “From around the world, just as it should be,” he concluded to thunderous applause. At any other commencement ceremony, these words would have gone unnoticed. But at Harvard during Trump’s second presidency, every gesture defending internationality has become an act of resistance. And I, a Spanish visiting scholar in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, could well be <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html">part of the last generation</a> of international scholars if the president manages to win his legal battle against the oldest university in the United States.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-11/the-last-international-at-harvard.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-06/the-end-of-the-texas-dream-undocumented-youth-will-not-have-access-to-in-state-tuition.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:08:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-06/the-end-of-the-texas-dream-undocumented-youth-will-not-have-access-to-in-state-tuition.html Jesús Jank Curbelo A federal judge strikes down a law that allowed university students to access state benefits regardless of their immigration status A federal judge strikes down a law that allowed university students to access state benefits regardless of their immigration status Texas México Donald Trump Pam Bondi Eric Gay (AP) US Immigration University Tuition Students at the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Students at the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. <p>Undocumented students will no longer have access to reduced tuition rates <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/rafael-aguirre-the-82-year-old-mexican-immigrant-who-graduated-in-texas.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/rafael-aguirre-the-82-year-old-mexican-immigrant-who-graduated-in-texas.html">at Texas public universities</a>, as legal residents do. A federal judge has struck down a law that favored foreign students for more than 20 years, following a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Department of Justice.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-06/the-end-of-the-texas-dream-undocumented-youth-will-not-have-access-to-in-state-tuition.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-05/trump-suspends-entry-into-us-of-new-harvard-students-in-latest-move-against-the-university.html Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:51:01 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-05/trump-suspends-entry-into-us-of-new-harvard-students-in-latest-move-against-the-university.html Miguel Jiménez Cabeza The US president also tells Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider revoking existing visas for currently enrolled foreign students The US president also tells Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider revoking existing visas for currently enrolled foreign students Universidad Harvard Donald Trump Marco Rubio Associated Press/LaPresse (APN) APTOPIX - le piu' belle foto del giorno di Assocaited Press Harvard students at a graduation ceremony last week. Harvard students at a graduation ceremony last week. <p>Donald Trump continues his <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-27/trump-increases-pressure-on-harvard-by-canceling-all-federal-contracts-with-the-university.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-27/trump-increases-pressure-on-harvard-by-canceling-all-federal-contracts-with-the-university.html">crusade against Harvard University</a>. After a judge indefinitely blocked his order prohibiting the university from admitting foreign students to its campus, the president signed a proclamation on Wednesday altogether suspending <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html">the entry of foreign students</a> into the country “to pursue a course of study at Harvard University.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-05/trump-suspends-entry-into-us-of-new-harvard-students-in-latest-move-against-the-university.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:47:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html Inés Santaeulalia Fernández,Maolis Castro,Nicholas Dale Leal,Carla Gloria Colomé Thousands of young Latin Americans with a spot at a US university for the next academic year are feeling fear and uncertainty about the consequences of Trump’s policies against foreign students Thousands of young Latin Americans with a spot at a US university for the next academic year are feeling fear and uncertainty about the consequences of Trump’s policies against foreign students Donald Trump Universidad Harvard Chile Colombia México Cuba Cristóbal Venegas (EL PAÍS) CHILE-INGENIERÍA COMERCIAL-ANTAY MIRANDA Antay Miranda, an engineer, in Santiago de Chile on May 30. Antay Miranda, an engineer, in Santiago de Chile on May 30. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PJK4BKNZFRBGVHTOZFOYP2QN6Q.jpg?auth=6e696d703b05afd45044626088d541141029096f06c309d89ece84987f57b898" width="8256" height="5504" alt="Antay Miranda, an engineer, in Santiago de Chile on May 30."></img><p>Thousands of Latin American students headed to the United States are feeling doubly victimized by Donald Trump’s attacks these days: for being university students, and for being Latinos. Of all the battles the Republican has launched in four months, the one he’s waging against universities has proven the most surprising. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-02/trump-plunges-the-us-economy-into-chaos-and-uncertainty.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-02/trump-plunges-the-us-economy-into-chaos-and-uncertainty.html">Economic warfare</a> and persecution of immigrants were part of the president’s campaign promises, but no one could have predicted his interest in destroying what is widely considered the best academic environment in the world.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-29/allison-burroughs-the-judge-targeted-by-trump-who-has-harvards-future-in-her-hands.html Thu, 29 May 2025 11:15:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-29/allison-burroughs-the-judge-targeted-by-trump-who-has-harvards-future-in-her-hands.html Iker Seisdedos García The magistrate who ordered the precautionary suspension of the ban on foreign students had already ruled in favor of the university in 2019 in a case on positive discrimination in the admissions system The magistrate who ordered the precautionary suspension of the ban on foreign students had already ruled in favor of the university in 2019 in a case on positive discrimination in the admissions system Donald Trump Barack Obama Boston Massachusetts MIT ICE Ketanji Brown-Jackson Sonia Sotomayor Brian Snyder (REUTERS) A protest Tuesday at Harvard, in defense of the university's academic freedom. A protest Tuesday at Harvard, in defense of the university's academic freedom. <p>The latest star in the cast of federal judges turned protagonists of the movie about Donald Trump’s second administration is <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-27/trump-increases-pressure-on-harvard-by-canceling-all-federal-contracts-with-the-university.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-27/trump-increases-pressure-on-harvard-by-canceling-all-federal-contracts-with-the-university.html">Allison D. Burroughs</a>, a magistrate serving on the District Court of Massachusetts in Boston. Appointed during Barack Obama’s presidency, a fact that suggests she has a certain Democratic affiliation, she was the judge who last Friday issued a temporary suspension of the White House’s decision to prohibit Harvard University from continuing its <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/trump-administration-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/trump-administration-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students.html">foreign student and research exchange program</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-29/allison-burroughs-the-judge-targeted-by-trump-who-has-harvards-future-in-her-hands.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/C4DHXO5WCZC7HB2VKBXVPDZM44.png?auth=b01bca674e91f5afafe335717033177372bee68b5c85e752bf0a777a2a6ffbd7" width="2324" height="1190" alt="Allison Burroughs during her Senate confirmation as a federal judge in 2014."></img> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-23/trump-vs-harvard-six-keys-to-the-attack-on-americas-academic-symbol.html Fri, 23 May 2025 09:01:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-23/trump-vs-harvard-six-keys-to-the-attack-on-americas-academic-symbol.html Iker Seisdedos García The latest measure affects around 6,800 students, 27% of the total at the country’s most prestigious institution, which the Republican administration wants to bend to its will The latest measure affects around 6,800 students, 27% of the total at the country’s most prestigious institution, which the Republican administration wants to bend to its will Universidad Harvard Donald Trump Kristi Noem ICE Steven Senne (AP) Education Trump Harvard One of Harvard University's iconic buildings, last December. One of Harvard University's iconic buildings, last December. <p>The bombshell came in the form of a letter. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem wrote to Harvard University academic officials on Thursday to inform them that the Donald Trump administration was revoking their authority <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/trump-administration-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/trump-administration-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students.html">to enroll international students</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-23/trump-vs-harvard-six-keys-to-the-attack-on-americas-academic-symbol.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/rafael-aguirre-the-82-year-old-mexican-immigrant-who-graduated-in-texas.html Thu, 22 May 2025 11:11:14 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/rafael-aguirre-the-82-year-old-mexican-immigrant-who-graduated-in-texas.html Marisol Jiménez Thousands of people have been moved by the story of the Chihuahua native who challenged stereotypes about aging, migration and education in the United States Thousands of people have been moved by the story of the Chihuahua native who challenged stereotypes about aging, migration and education in the United States Texas Donald Trump México Univision @amarillocollege Rafael Aguirre Rafael Aguirre at his graduation in Texas in May 2025. Rafael Aguirre at his graduation in Texas in May 2025. <p>There’s no expiration date for learning. No age limit. No language that can curb your desire. In the middle of <a href="https:///people/2025-05-22/kim-kardashian-earns-her-law-degree-after-six-years.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https:///people/2025-05-22/kim-kardashian-earns-her-law-degree-after-six-years.html">graduation season</a> in the United States, one image has broken the algorithm and captured the attention of thousands of people: an 82-year-old man, wearing a cap and gown, holding the program for the commencement ceremony that culminated years of personal effort. His smile said it all. His name is Rafael Aguirre; he’s Mexican, a migrant, and a recent graduate of Amarillo College, Texas.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-22/rafael-aguirre-the-82-year-old-mexican-immigrant-who-graduated-in-texas.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-21/trump-takes-aim-at-us-university-elites.html Wed, 21 May 2025 07:59:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-21/trump-takes-aim-at-us-university-elites.html María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo Cobo The president’s threat to withdraw funding from the country’s leading educational institutions is already jeopardizing their research work The president’s threat to withdraw funding from the country’s leading educational institutions is already jeopardizing their research work Donald Trump Boston Massachusetts Columbia Kyle Mazza (Anadolu / Getty Images) (EL PAÍS) Harvard University is suing the Trump administration over frozen federal grants Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for freezing $2.2 billion in grants. Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for freezing $2.2 billion in grants. <p>The endowment or reserve fund of each of the eight universities that make up the United States’ prestigious Ivy League would be enough to solve the economic problems of dozens of countries. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-21/harvard-stands-up-to-trump-a-tremendous-battle-will-have-to-be-fought-to-defend-academic-freedom.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-21/harvard-stands-up-to-trump-a-tremendous-battle-will-have-to-be-fought-to-defend-academic-freedom.html">Harvard University</a>, the richest of them all, has an endowment of $53 billion, the sum of the GDPs of Iceland, Madagascar and Aruba, and more than the GDP of over 120 nations, including Tunisia and Bahrain. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-21/trump-takes-aim-at-us-university-elites.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-04-27/juli-ponce-lawyer-100-of-ai-machines-are-psychopaths-humans-make-mistakes-but-only-1-are-psychopathic.html Sun, 27 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-04-27/juli-ponce-lawyer-100-of-ai-machines-are-psychopaths-humans-make-mistakes-but-only-1-are-psychopathic.html jordi perez The professor of administrative law explains in his new book the best ways for artificial intelligence to be incorporated into the work performed by civil servants The professor of administrative law explains in his new book the best ways for artificial intelligence to be incorporated into the work performed by civil servants Juli Ponce Solé Barcelona ChatGPT Barack Obama Sonia Sotomayor António Damásio massimiliano minocri Juli Ponce, lawyer: ‘100% of AI machines are psychopaths. Humans make mistakes, but only 1% are psychopathic’ Juli Ponce, in the La Floresta neighborhood of Sant Cugat. Juli Ponce, in the La Floresta neighborhood of Sant Cugat. <p>Juli Ponce Solé, 57, is a professor of administrative law at the University of Barcelona. He has just published a manual on the appropriate and reasonable use of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-05-29/very-human-questions-about-artificial-intelligence.html">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) in public administrations, with a lengthy title: <i>The European Union’s 2024 Artificial Intelligence Regulation, the Right to Good Digital Administration, and its Judicial Control in Spain.</i> As in many other professions, civil servants will benefit from, and suffer from, AI. But due to the delicate nature of their work, the requirements for machines are more demanding. Ponce Solé believes that their “lack of empathy and other emotions means they cannot make decisions that affect humans.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-04-27/juli-ponce-lawyer-100-of-ai-machines-are-psychopaths-humans-make-mistakes-but-only-1-are-psychopathic.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-04-21/how-parenthood-protects-the-brain-from-the-effects-of-aging.html Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:41:46 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-04-21/how-parenthood-protects-the-brain-from-the-effects-of-aging.html Ignacio Morgado A new study shows that spending years raising and caring for children produces benefits not just in mothers but in any caregiver A new study shows that spending years raising and caring for children produces benefits not just in mothers but in any caregiver Alzhéimer Párkinson Creutzfeldt-Jakob Morsa Images (Getty Images) Paternidad Raising kids has positive effects on the brain. Raising kids has positive effects on the brain. <p>Many developed countries have a regressive population pyramid, with low birth and death rates. For primarily economic reasons, young couples are reluctant to have children. We are <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-03-25/large-scale-study-identifies-eight-dietary-patterns-that-contribute-to-healthy-aging.html">an aging society</a>, and if nothing is done about it, we will become even more so. Governments are working hard to establish material and economic incentives to promote natural population growth, but now neuroscience can also contribute to this with a powerful argument: the positive effects on the health of potential parents.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-04-21/how-parenthood-protects-the-brain-from-the-effects-of-aging.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-12-15/mayan-universities-push-to-expand-indigenous-knowledge-beyond-oral-tradition.html Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-12-15/mayan-universities-push-to-expand-indigenous-knowledge-beyond-oral-tradition.html Noor Mahtani Mahtani Guatemala is home to six institutions of multi-ethnic higher learning whose mission is to pass on ancestral lessons and impart degrees. ‘Our mission is not economistic, but social,’ says one rector Guatemala is home to six institutions of multi-ethnic higher learning whose mission is to pass on ancestral lessons and impart degrees. ‘Our mission is not economistic, but social,’ says one rector Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo Maya Christian Gutiérrez Mayan universities push to expand Indigenous knowledge beyond oral tradition Vitalino Similox, rector of the Maya Kaqchikel University. Vitalino Similox, rector of the Maya Kaqchikel University. <p>Gabino Baltazar was studying education and natural medicine when he learned that, according to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-04-14/earliest-record-of-the-maya-calendar-found-in-the-depths-of-guatemalan-pyramid.html">Mayan calendar</a>, his destiny lay in pedagogy and healing. Since that day, the rural professor from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, has concerned himself with the education of young people from his community. For the last three years, he has also attended to patients in his home. Although he would like to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-10-11/passing-the-knowledge-how-ogiek-peoples-conserve-medicinal-plants-for-future-generations.html">bring the knowledge of his ancestors</a>, such as the medicinal plants with which he cured his mother, the benefits of knowing “each one’s destiny” and explanations of energetic implications to other audiences, he has been limited in that mission by the fact that his degree, for which he studied seven years, “doesn’t count” when it comes to hospital appointments. “In eight years, I’ll retire as an educator and I would love to be certified before that, so that I can set up my own clinic. There is a great need in the territories,” he says in a phone interview. “Cities are also losing all of our knowledge.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-12-15/mayan-universities-push-to-expand-indigenous-knowledge-beyond-oral-tradition.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-09/teachers-mounting-chatgpt-frustrations-they-keep-using-it-even-though-ive-warned-them-not-to.html Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:05:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-09/teachers-mounting-chatgpt-frustrations-they-keep-using-it-even-though-ive-warned-them-not-to.html jordi perez After nearly two years of existence, AI text generators are proving to be a growing headache for educators. Though many say there’s no going back to a world without them, the way forward is fraught with obstacles After nearly two years of existence, AI text generators are proving to be a growing headache for educators. Though many say there’s no going back to a world without them, the way forward is fraught with obstacles ChatGPT WhatsApp Meta Internet Alejandro Ruesga (EL PAÍS) Profesor FP Gabriel Rodríguez, a professor in a professional training program, is attempting to gradually introduce AI in his classes at Seville’s aeronautics-focused Instituto Adaits. Gabriel Rodríguez, a professor in a professional training program, is attempting to gradually introduce AI in his classes at Seville’s aeronautics-focused Instituto Adaits. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DNQ6PCSTUJAXJF6YTFVCOK2Z3M.jpg?auth=64910e4c5ecd0cfe47fc41c2cb2d2541b26762ef9f9a9001da7da454f8071789" width="4992" height="3028" alt="Gabriel Rodríguez, a professor in a professional training program, is attempting to gradually introduce AI in his classes at Seville’s aeronautics-focused Instituto Adaits."></img><p>“It’s exhausting because it keeps happening, there are several students who I warn not to do their work with AI and they just do it again,” says Hernán Ojeda, 33, a high school language and literature teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two years after their launch, ChatGPT and other AI tools have become widely adopted, including by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-24/ai-in-the-classroom-i-require-my-students-to-use-chatgpt.html">high school and college students</a>. However, educators are still grappling with how to effectively integrate this technology into the classroom, with many feeling outpaced by the ease with which AI can be used to quickly complete assignments.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-09/teachers-mounting-chatgpt-frustrations-they-keep-using-it-even-though-ive-warned-them-not-to.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-08-16/panamas-climate-refugees-are-still-without-a-school.html Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:35:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-08-16/panamas-climate-refugees-are-still-without-a-school.html Noor Mahtani Mahtani Three months after 300 families from the Guna Yala archipelago were relocated to the mainland, students still need to go to the island for classes. Teachers fear that drop-out rates could rise Three months after 300 families from the Guna Yala archipelago were relocated to the mainland, students still need to go to the island for classes. Teachers fear that drop-out rates could rise Panamá América CHELO CAMACHO (EL PAÍS) COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF Students from the island of Gardi Sugdub set sail for a new school in Guna Yala, Panama in June 2024. Students from the island of Gardi Sugdub set sail for a new school in Guna Yala, Panama in June 2024. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A student waits for her classmates on a boat to take them to school on the island of Gardi Sugdub. A student waits for her classmates on a boat to take them to school on the island of Gardi Sugdub. CHELO CAMACHO (EL PAÍS) COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A group of students line up to be transferred to the new educational institution in Isberyala, in the Guna Yala region. A group of students line up to be transferred to the new educational institution in Isberyala, in the Guna Yala region. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A group from the Gardi Sugdub island school, embarks on one of the boats. A group from the Gardi Sugdub island school, embarks on one of the boats. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF Gardi Sugdub Island, in the Guna Yala region (Panama). Gardi Sugdub Island, in the Guna Yala region (Panama). CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A group of people are working late to organize the transfer of families the next day in Guna Yala. A group of people are working late to organize the transfer of families the next day in Guna Yala. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A woman waits to be served at a government office on Gardi Sugdub Island in June 2024. A woman waits to be served at a government office on Gardi Sugdub Island in June 2024. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A family's belongings ready to be relocated to their new home in Isberyala, Panama. A family's belongings ready to be relocated to their new home in Isberyala, Panama. CHELO CAMACHO COLOMBIA - GARDI SUGDUB - DESPLAZADOS CAMBIO CLIMATICO - AF A family leaves Gardi Sugdub with all their belongings and sails to Isberyala. A family leaves Gardi Sugdub with all their belongings and sails to Isberyala. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Y37II54MBVGOVIKLSI7ZFG6MME.jpg?auth=526a58426a78c9123bfee215df54142e95e0a87911f7f8b4c7dbbdc2ef576197" width="5823" height="3882" alt="Students from the island of Gardi Sugdub set sail for a new school in Guna Yala, Panama in June 2024."></img><p>Students from eighth grade classrooms A and C wait in line to board small motorboats, clutching their English notes in one hand. The 20 minutes it takes them to get from the island of Cartí Sugdub to the mainland gives them time to study for their exam. Before she gets on the boat, 13-year-old Blanca slaps her forehead and takes off running. “I forgot my backpack at the house,” she yells as she runs down the alleyways of the over-populated Panamanian Caribbean island at risk of disappearing due to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-06/earths-climate-has-entered-uncharted-territory-these-events-are-proof.html">climate change</a>. “Come quick or the boat is leaving without you,” warns her professor.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-08-16/panamas-climate-refugees-are-still-without-a-school.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YSULJTJVRFGBDN5WJWY4QV75OU.jpg?auth=9ca9190278858bd081a86e864f5e51611e1883913c17174236d2b9d31082cf8e" width="5750" height="3833" alt=" Aleida Gonzáles observes her family’s move while she waits with her things for her turn to be relocated from Isberyala."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/F2GF7EV54BHSLFQFJR2UJL55TI.jpg?auth=d3bae5c104a4eb7b1f11ff6c38d046375afac66d030fb4ced4d982e94c8997fd" width="5610" height="3740" alt="Plácido Tejeda and Dad Naggue Dubit’s family relax on the porch of their new home in Isberyala on June 3, 2024."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PPAFKNKYCBGGTCRFOT57DSCB7Y.jpg?auth=984c4ade9d220cc3e9016fe29ec95fa055f3e5bf75912d3495db28e2fd2347dc" width="5415" height="3610" alt="Altagracia holds up one of her traditional mola textiles in front of her home on the island of Gardi Sugdub. 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