{"id":599436,"date":"2021-07-21T16:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T20:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599436"},"modified":"2021-07-21T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T20:51:33","slug":"dc-mayor-led-exploratory-mission-to-havana-in-2016-lauded-quality-cuban-education-and-healthcare-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-led-exploratory-mission-to-havana-in-2016-lauded-quality-cuban-education-and-healthcare-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Mayor Led \u2018Exploratory Mission\u2019 To Havana In 2016, Lauded \u2018Quality\u2019 Cuban Education And Healthcare Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-mayor-led-exploratory-mission-to-havana-in-2016-lauded-quality-cuban-education-and-healthcare-systems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599436&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1248782231.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Alongside other leaders from Washington, D.C., Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser led an \u201cexploratory mission\u201d to Cuba in 2016 \u2014 during which she lauded the island\u2019s \u201cstrong\u201d education system and \u201cquality\u201d healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The mission served \u201cas a platform for the regional delegation to learn best practices\u201d from communist officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a February 2016 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.dc.gov\/release\/mayor-bowser-visits-university-havana\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21\">\n<p><i><span>Today Mayor Muriel Bowser toured the University of Havana, the oldest university in Cuba, to learn how the country\u2019s literacy, graduation rates, and university and college retention rates remain consistently high.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Mayor Bowser was joined on the university visit by DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, representatives from American and Howard University\u2019s Business Schools, and other members of the exploratory mission delegation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Other topics of discussion included commitments to share educational attainment and retention information and results. An invitation was also extended to Cuban officials to visit DC Public Schools in the near future.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cWashington, DC has seen great gains in our education system,\u201d Bowser said in the press release. \u201cGiven Cuba\u2019s emphasis on a strong education, I know there\u2019s a lot we can learn from each other. The District will continue to draw on best practices from around the globe as we close the achievement gap and prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.dc.gov\/release\/mayor-bowser-meets-dr-mariela-castro-and-cuban-healthcare-leaders\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> issued on the same day offered a high view of Cuba\u2019s healthcare system:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><i><span>Mayor Muriel Bowser met with Cuban healthcare leaders, including Dr. Mariela Castro, Director of research institution CENESEX and daughter of Cuban President Ra\u00fal Castro. Cuba has consistently maintained high health standards, despite a scarcity of resources.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Dr. Castro led Mayor Bowser on a tour of CENESEX, a teaching and research institution in the area of \u200b\u200bhuman sexuality, best known for advocating for tolerance of LGBTQ residents, and a leader in education concerning contraception and AIDS.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cA city is only as strong as the health and well-being of its residents,\u201d remarked Bowser. \u201cNo matter your background or economic status, everyone has the right to quality health care \u2014 and it\u2019s encouraging to see that Cuba has made that a top priority. The District will continue to identify opportunities \u2014 at home and abroad \u2014 that lead to expanded medical research, more affordable preventative care, and proven programs that protect the health of future generations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this week, activists in Washington <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/months-after-greenlighting-pro-blm-mural-dc-mayor-removes-anti-castro-mural-painted-on-the-same-street\"><span>painted<\/span><\/a><span> \u201cCuba Libre\u201d \u2014 \u201cFree Cuba\u201d \u2014 in front of the Cuban embassy located on 16th Street. Bowser ordered officials to remove the mural one day after it appeared \u2014 even though she ordered the painting of the phrase \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d on another portion of 16th Street in June of last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside other leaders from Washington, D.C., Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser led an \u201cexploratory mission\u201d to Cuba in 2016 \u2014 during which she lauded the island\u2019s \u201cstrong\u201d education system and \u201cquality\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-599436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}