The fight over abandoned schools in Puerto Rico
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- Опубликовано: 31 авг 2020
- The Puerto Rican government has closed down hundreds of schools in the last few years. Many are still abandoned but companies, nonprofits and community groups have become interested in the buildings. Who should own them?
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It pains me to see abandoned properties in PR. It especially pains me when those properties were schools.
Yes me too and the government doesn't care about the education of Puerto Ricans they only cared about their greed.
Puerto Rico need more people like you 🙌 God bless you keep up the good work
This is just heartbreaking. Where have the students relocated for learning? How far is the longest distance a student travels for education?
Thank you for all that you do. Please never stop. We support you. 🇵🇷❤️
Really great production quality. Would love to see stories about farms and organizations that are working to encourage Puerto Ricans to grow and eat more locally produced food.
Yes! this one is a very good one...
Great idea Steve, agree 👍.
You should then check out " compostapr" RUclips channel.
Puertoricans like their Ancentors have been and still are engineers of cultivation. They Never needed a 'Hand' from someone else.
I would love to see people getting into more farming.
I know I'm late, but one of the school I use to study in closed. In the town I lived in it was one of the oldest schools and one of the few elementary schools. Those kids (that were like a thousand) were moved to schools mixed with highschoolers. This caused problems between the ages and it's still happens, from I've been told the bullying to the elementary schoolers is more common now than before. This project only caused damage and made more corrupt politicians.
All the schools that I previously went to are now abandoned except for my high school. It's heartbreaking to know I spent half my childhood there and now they're just gone.
me too
Get over it. LOL. If my school from my childhood burned down I would laugh and move on with my life
@@roninjolin7687 maybe it should burn down, their education clearly failed you lol
❤ We need this awareness 🙏 for Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ❤
This makes me cry 😢how selfish it was to take so much from your own people .The only people that are trying to enrich the neighborhood is your neighbors not the government and yet they are been denied left and right .Just so sad 😞
This is sad seeing my country tearing itself apart. And seeing my countryman and women defenseless sitting on the sidelines without hope. God bless us all.
Te envíe un abrazo lleno de luz y de bendiciones. Muchas gracias por tan buen labor anunciando los abusos de estos políticos criminales, ya que robarle a la educación a nuestros niños es un CRIMEN.
How painful to see my island schools, the ones that educated me and gave me a great life, fall apart! Sad!
Thank you so much for this video high lighting this sad issue! As a PuertoRican I really appreciate this video! We were just in Puerto Rico visiting our family in Lares and had no idea about those folks living in the school. 😞
Prima I am so proud of you. Follow up with this. It's soo frustrating seeing how some want to help and the govt doesn't support the community in my land.
Thank you so much for watching primo! I'll keep reporting on it.
La Junta was based in part by the "success" of Detroit's bankruptcy. So much of what Puerto Rico is experiencing we went through too, especially our schools. Thanks for your reporting! I hope one day you're able to dig into the fight for who gets to run PREPA.
You deserve an accommodation your self for stepping up and publishing topics that we can consider of high importance. Your a great reporter and no one can take that away from you. The areas that you speak of are critical and relevant to the Puerto Rican culture. I'm a combat veteran from the Afghanistan campaign and I admire your work ethic. Thank you for using common sense to get your point across. I was born there but grew up here always always having the notion of going back now that I'm retired. I would like to hear more of our heritage and the Taino way of life. At 59 years old and, still trying to figure out who I really am. As with most of our soldiers coming out of the Afghanistan war that is a heavy burden to place on anyone with PTSD. I will be sharing your videos with everyone on my face book app. I wish you all the best in the near future, God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I would like to hear your opinion on what I have submitted.
Sincerely, Jose Serrano
Love this article. 🙌👍The school they closed down in calle Loiza has been turned into a community center with multiple activities for the neighborhood. Also a school in La Cantera in Ponce was acquired by the municipality of Ponce and was given to a church that has different programs for the community. But most of the schools remain abandoned. Also after the earthquakes in Guanica there are no schools because they were all damaged but there is one school that was closed back then now abandoned that the structure didnt suffer damage that could be used for the students if they fix it.
You’re work to make ordinary citizens aware of these travesty’s is priceless. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this video with me and all others who have watched it! 👍 It's exactly what puertorriqueños like me need to know after living away from the island of enchantment for a long time. 🇵🇷
Thanks for the work into this story! You did great👏🏼
Thank you all your help! 😭♥️
Thank you so much for this video Bianca!! Nadie habla de la triste realidad de la Isla, solamente conocen “Maria” y no saben que la Lucha ha side MUCHO MAS QUE ESO!! I love this so much!! Thank you for sharing our truths 💕
Es muy triste y desgarrador escuchar estas noticias 😥, en mi comunidad , El Barrio Quemados de San Lorenzo, cerraron la única escuela elemental que había.
It's enlightening that as a great journalist you bring awareness /light to this drastic situation, but (as Puertoriquenos) if we're not part of the solution, then we're like part of the problem. What can we do as a people change this? How can we make it better? And so I will continue praying, believing that the good Lord will restore faith, good fortune, unity/ cultural pride to the Puerto Rican Community.....
" if we're not part of the solution, then we're like part of the problem." So right! Raise the hue and cry to this and help make it happen.
Great to know more videos are coming. I love your professionalism. I left PR 10 years ago and now I live in Texas. I have become an ambassador to my country. I have motivated coworkers to visit and I always make 2 or 3 trips a year. Gracias porque con tus videos eres embajadora tambien.
Ay muchas gracias. Me encanta que la diáspora vea mis videos. I lived in the U.S. for 10 years so I know what it feels like to be far from la isla.
Wow. Thank you for being amazing, and helping PR move forward towards the future. Best wishes
Bianca, thank you for this video! I appreciate you covering these stories 😔😔💜💙
Thank you for watching it! I'll keep doing it
Thank you Bianca! I look forward to all the videos you post on all of you social media platform especially those of Puerto Rico❤️🇵🇷. Please continue to be the source of accurate information we need about the world!
Thank you so much! I'll keep reporting :)
Insightful commentary. I would like to know more about Puerto Rico Act 20 and 22 and what Boricua's think about these financial incentives.
That's a good one. They're quite controversial here.
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Because they favor foreign investors while literally strangling domestic entrepreneurship. As a libertarian and free market advocate I find them abhorrent. The state is picking winners and losers.
This is sad that after the government closed this school and really has no plan for it, the community are trying to get it back for something good, and the government are giving them to much trouble and protocol, is completely shame. We are hurting ourselves like always.
Great video Bianca.
It’s called corruption and it’s a shame that the people of Puerto Rico have to stand by and put up with it.
Saludos Bianca! This was so well made! I'm also a boricua RUclipsr and it's great you're using your voice for this! Cheers!
Josh Is On A Mission I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you fellow youtuber boricua 🙂
I visited there last year and as a teacher, I was very saddend to see the abandoned schools. Keep up this great work!! Blessings!! Saludos de Oregon.
I love your reporting ans journalism. Thank you for drawing attention to the topics you are covering. This is tragic. Just found you through your video on quitting your job during the pandemic. Wishing you the best for your future endeavors.
So sad,but thank you for the information.
Wow. Or Wao as my mom used to type... this story is incredible. So heart breaking to see the schools like this. My education started at schools like this when I lived in PR from 89-96. Thanks for making this and telling these stories! We gotta find ways to get them out for the people!!
Hay veces que tus videos me llenan de ira por exponer la cruda realidad de mi isla. Además me hinchan el pecho de orgullo que gente joven y talentosa tengan la determinación de poner la semilla para crear el cambio. Dijiste que no a grandes corporaciones para comprometerte con tu pueblo. Te admiro!
I’m so glad you have the guts to expose injustice. God bless you!
Pronto yo cumpliré 71 años y me alienta saber que hay jóvenes como Bianca Graulau luchando por el futuro de nuestro pueblo.
Bianca, I just became a subscriber of your channel. I am so proud of what you are showing through your channel. We need more !! Education is Vital to all us. Born is Santurce.
How could there be any thumbs down??? Gurl you are awesome!!! And an inspiration reporting our Puerto Rico. I'm from Moca
Bianca, if you open a Patreon, I'm the first to sign up. I'd be proud to support your independent journalism. Secondly, I think you should look into municipal legislatures. Think about this:
Puerto Rico has over 1,100 municipal legislators (about 15 per municipality). Almost all of them are party (pnp,ppd,pip) loyalists. Most people don't even know they exist.
If municipal legislatures were actual democratic institutions, Puerto Ricans could have more agency over many of the issues you bring up in your videos because they'd be able to engage with politics at an accessible lower level of government, but this institution as it stands achieves next to nothing in most municipalities.
I'm currently working on my own project to shed light into how our municipal governments run and would happily help you develop a script for such a video.
J.I. Thank you! I’m starting a patreon and I’ll link it in my next video.
And that’s a good point. I don’t think we look into municipal government enough. DM me.
@@BiancaGraulau I have a good few memoirs of been raise in San Sebastián de Las Vegas del Pepino around the “burguesía”. My barber was a future Mayor. My father help change the pert in power with a few others that never accepted a political job. And my “abuelos” we’re part of the campaign of the actual Mayor.
@@Utoepya420 Hi, my dad is native from San Sebastian, I used to visit my grandparents spending time with them very often. Jose are you talking about Yeyo the barber who became the mayor, my dad is also a barber. There's something magical about el Pepino. My uncle worked with the power company for many years.
I applaud your desire and your efforts but until people are shown who their enemy in common is they will continue to support that enemy and have their trust betrayed.
Behind every politician is a banker ( or series of ) and international businesses.
You use the term Democratic. This is the wrong term. Democratic government is a Socialist government.
If the PR people want real choice and real involvement they should form a Republic government whereby legislators are accountable to the people .
Thank you so much for being this to light. I was unaware!
Bianca could you make a story about how puerto ricans can help from outside of puerto rico. I am a nurses and am interested in what the health care situation is out there maybe stories on how the hospital in PR are doing. Thank you for your videos.
THIS! Going to the hospital gives me more anxiety than dying in my house. The medical attention here is awful.
Esto nos saca las lágrimas a los que vivímos aquí.
Tanto Estados Unidos como los políticos del país lo único que hacen es exprimirnos y destruir día a día a nuestro pueblo Puertoriqueño.
Greetings from Texas. I am from Utuado. I use to work as a security guard in a school in Arecibo, the principal manage to get a grant to fix the school gust to find out it was a historic building and it was near impossible to change anything from the building.
Que triste en Ponce hay una tambien. Donde yo estudie y cuando volvi y la vi abandonada me dio mucha tristeza. Que pena ver esto.
You are awesome! keep up the great work, muchas gracias!
A spectacular video, the editing is great and the history behind the abandoned places is amazing. I will recommend this video, it is very informative and educational. Pocho
Pocho Pocho thank you so much for watching! I’m glad you liked it
Thank you so much for this and yes please MORE 🥰
Damaris Tosado thank *you* for watching! And yes, I’ll keep making more 🙂
New viewer! Thanks for sharing and
Publicizing important topics that we not aware of.
Great work, thanks for sharing!
Beautifull work, Puerto Rico needs justice not promises. God bless you.
My wife and I lived in San Juan Condado in 2010/2011. She actually lived and worked there in 1999/2000 for a state side Insurance Company. I now live in Florida and my wife also. If I had the millions that are needed we would come to PR and buy these vacant buildings and donate them to the local communities to fix up and use. I want you to know there are many PR’s folks in Florida and I send your documentaries to them so they can share with other Puerto Ricans. Perhaps in the future some folks from PR will get together and donate funds to your people. I will bet a GOFUNDME FOR PR would raise a lot of funds especially in the Orlando area. Good luck and keep fighting the good fight.
I thank my best friend for recommending this channel to me. Keep up the excellent work!
Excellent, top notch content. Thank you so much.
Good job on bringing awareness 👍👍👍
I really like your videos and k think your so kind. And I don't understand why your videos aren't blowing up. 😔
This is an amazingly put video. It touches deep in my heart because that school in Hatillo is my Elementary School, also next to it was my old Middle School which has also been abandoned. I just discovered your channel and I’m delighted to see that you quit what you were doing on TV to follow your passion in PR. Thank you so much for doing the people’s work. We need more educated and kind journalists telling the truth. Gracias!
Always an amazing job in content and presentation--maravillosa!
What a gorgeous!! woman!! And Thank you for doing this for our people 🇵🇷❣️💯
Gracias por dar a conocer los diferentes aspectos que no informan los medios de comunicación comerciales y que afectan el desarrollo integral de nuestro pueblo . Dios te de mucha salud y energía para continuar con tu excelente trabajo.
Thank you so must for these videos. Finally true information and history about are beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for informing people!
Excelente la manera de llevar la realidad de nuestra isla del encanto,mucho éxito 100% recomendada,q aprenda la prensa de PR de tus reportes.
Thank you for your excellent work!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for educating me more… Keep up the great and amazing work.
Gracias por educarnos.
Love to see the out come of this story. Thank you
So well spoken and informative. Thank you for your work.
Definitivamente una producción excelente, te felicito mucho! Excelente reportaje aunque la noticia es sumamente triste y frustrante de como el gobierno hace escante con el país. Pero que bueno que también están usando la propiedad bien aunque puede que tarde o temprano no les ceden o venden por $1 el título lo que invirtieron lo pueden perder.
Thank you so much for the update of P.R. Se le agradece un millôn.
Thank you for watching! More updates are coming.
Here we are 2 yrs later, and nothing has changed. Still getting worse than ever.
Solid. These videos are super interesting and very informative. Thank you for your work.
Awesome video Bianca, I always love to watch your videos . It sure helps Puerto Rico. Thank you.
Thank you so much for spreading awareness on what’s happening. Its so powerful and inspires me to help Puerto Rico the most amazing place to finally stop being the victim of colonization. I think about it everyday and it’s comforting to know there’s people out there who care.
I am enjoying this so much. Thank you for making them. I am planning on going back to Puerto Rico. I am looking to help as well and teach my skills. I used to teach in the Newark School District. Time to give back.
Thank you for this information!
thanks for sharing, B. 🖤
Thank you for the informative videos about what's really going on in Puerto Rico. The island is being slowly but definitely devoured by the those with capitalist ideals. 🙏Praying for the island and people of Puerto Rico to be successful rising against the steal.❤
Gracias por difundir nuestra historia y presente!
GREAT VIDEOS!
Awesome content and video making.
Gracias joven por ser ,sin querer queriendo la portavoz del pueblo de Puerto Rico que quiere vivir decentemente y con buenos servicios.
These properties should be privately owned and invested in by the neighboring communities and Americans who want to see Puerto Rico free and succeed. Thanks for spreading the news.
Great video!!! Thanks for bringing awareness
Excelente Gracias por lo que haces!
This channel is really good. Everybody should watch all her videos. This is really, really good journalism. Keep up the good work. We need more professionals like you.
Excelente trabajo. Especialmente delatando a la gente falsa que se vende a los politicos. Gracias por ser una voz de la gente honesta.
Buena suerte en el futuro con su carrera periodistica.
No tengo palabras para expresar lo q se siente al ver, tan fabuloso trabajo q ustedes están haciendo por nuestra tierra, me llena de orgullo por persona q se preocupe por algo tan valioso, like your home. Es algo q e visionado por mucho tiempo hacer y tengo el equipo para hacerlo, espero algún dia poder hacerlo. Digo esto pq hacer un trabajo como el q ustedes tienen hasta ahora es sumamente importante para este pais. Espero q sigan asi y nunca cambien. Gracias!! 100 chocolates hasta ahora. lol
Que triste vivir en un “país” en donde (para el gobierno) el dinero es más importante que la educación.
"Los jóvenes tienen el deber de defender su Patria con las armas del conocimiento." -Pedro Albizu Campos
Pero sin el conocimiento, ¿cómo vamos a salvar nuestra patria?
El cambio empieza desde estos diálogos. Espero que poco a poco podamos reabrir y restructurar nuestro sitema educativo.
"Lo que se les dé a los niños, los niños darán a la sociedad" -Karl A. Menninger.
Incredible story. Thank you.
Awesome video/ information. Thanks and be safe. 😘
Always awakening. Thank you for teaching me. Free my country , yo soy puertoriquena 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Really enjoy your channel.. great information ... really eye opening topics.
Thank you for sharing . I didn’t know any of this
Thank you Bianca!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻😎
Excelente trabajo de periodismo investigativo‼️👏👏
This is so outrageous 🤯😳 I can’t understand how closing schools is a good way to save money??? HELLOOO the kids need education and the professors need their job back 🥺😭😭😭 this is so sad 😭
Gracias Biaznca por esos reportajes. Necesitamos que se cree conciencia de lo importante que es atender a nuestras comunidades mas necesitadas.
Excellent work - keep it up!
JB GM thank you! Will do 🙂
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you for bringing this awareness to us. How can I/we help?
Great video with awesome information. Thank you Bianca and be safe. 😘