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Experts who quit IDEAR urge Senate to pause pilots, publish criteria and create independent commission
Summary
A group of third‑sector experts who resigned from Puerto Rico’s IDEAR decentralization effort told a Senate hearing they stepped down because implementation remains centralized. They recommended pausing the project, publishing LEA selection criteria, prioritizing merit appointments and appointing an independent commission to evaluate the pilots.
A panel of volunteer experts who withdrew from Puerto Rico’s IDEAR decentralization project told a Senate committee on May 9 that the initiative’s implementation preserves central decision‑making and falls short of the decentralization goals its designers promised.
"Al renunciar, hicimos unas recomendaciones para encaminar el proyecto hacia una verdadera descentralización," said Eneri López Navarrete, curator of educational partnerships for the League of Cities of Puerto Rico, reading a joint memorial prepared by the group. The panelists said they resigned on April 16, 2024, after concluding that their recommendations were not incorporated by departmental staff or the contracted technical assistance firm.
The experts framed their critique around three pillars they say are essential for…
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