fied life, recognizing the idiosyncrasies of cultural work, in accordance with law.
Article 101: The State guarantees the issuance, receiving and circulation of cultural information. The communications media have the
duty of assisting in the dissemination of the values of folk traditions
and the work of artists, writers, composers, motion-picture directors,
scientists and other creators of culture of the country. The television
media shall include subtitles and translation into Venezuelan sign language for persons with hearing problems. The terms and modalities
of these obligations, shall be established by law.
Article 102: Education is a human right and a fundamental social
duty; it is democratic, free of charge and obligatory. The State
assumes responsibility for it as an irrevocable function of the greatest
interest, at all levels and in all modes, as an instrument of scientific,
humanistic and technical knowledge at the service of society.
Education, is a public service, and is grounded on the respect for all
currents of thought, to the end of developing the creative potential of
every human being and the full exercise of his or her personality in a
democratic society based on the work ethic value and on active, conscious and joint participation in the processes of social transformation
embodied in the values which are part of the national identity, and
with a Latin American and universal vision. The State, with the participation of families and society, promotes the process of civic education in accordance with the principles contained in this Constitution
and in the laws.
Article 103: Every person has the right to a full, high-quality,
ongoing education under conditions and circumstances of equality,
subject only to such limitations as derive from such persons own aptitudes, vocation and aspirations. Education is obligatory at all levels
from maternal to the diversified secondary level. Education offered
at State institutions is free of charge up to the undergraduate university level. To this end, the State shall make a priority investment in
