{
  "id": 11726334,
  "title": "Chile’s Yo Elijo mi PC School Laptop Grant Now Rests With Congress, Minister Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/chiles-yo-elijo-mi-pc-school-laptop-grant-now-rests-with-congress",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T16:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-yo-elijo-mi-pc-congress-decision-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chile's school laptop grant for low-income students, Yo Elijo mi PC, is currently under review by Congress after the government announced it would not receive funding for the 2027 fiscal year. Education Minister María Paz Arzola defended the decision, stating the program is not yielding the desired learning impact and called the 2027 bill a proposal open to comment. The grant, which provided laptops to about 96,100 pupils in 2026, received CLP 35 billion (approximately US$35.6 million) from the annual budget law. Arzola emphasized the ministry's priority on early-childhood education. Opposition comes from within the coalition and from the populist Partido de la Gente (PDG), which argues the government should not close the education gap by widening the digital gap. Restoring the grant would require an amendment from the government, as Chile's constitution does not allow Congress to raise spending in the budget bill. If Congress does not pass the bill within 60 days, the president's version would take effect. The laptop grant has no such permanent law, so its restoration would need a government amendment.",
  "summary": "Yo Elijo mi PC, Chile's school laptop grant, is unfunded in the 2027 budget. The education minister says Congress will decide, as votes to restore it build. The post Chile’s Yo Elijo mi PC School Laptop Grant Now Rests With Congress, Minister Says appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "Chile's Yo Elijo mi PC laptop grant faces congressional review for 2027 funding.",
    "Education Minister María Paz Arzola cites lack of desired learning impact.",
    "Opposition from coalition and PDG over widening digital gap."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}