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Athens braces for battle on school reform

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GREECE

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced the reform on June 28. It includes hiring 11,700 elementary and high-school teachers on tenured…

Beleaguered Jordan will squeeze opposition space

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JORDAN

This comes following high tensions with teachers, who engaged in a series of widespread protests after the Attorney-General ordered the closure of the Teachers' Union and forcible…

Teacher protests to impact Poland and Hungary politics

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POLAND/HUNGARY

Hungary and Poland have since 2022 seen a powerful wave of protests and strikes by educators and students. In both countries, teachers have challenged the overhaul of national…

Prospects for South Africa in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

However, debilitating strikes, escalating power outages and decrepit infrastructure have marred growth. The government’s slowness in addressing these issues, ruling party…

Polish teachers’ strike will not damage ruling party

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POLAND

The strike's impact on the pre-election situation.

US teacher protests also imply other challenges

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UNITED STATES

Education-related protests in the United States, and their wider political, economic and industrial implications.

Peru teachers' strike ends, but will not be the last

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PERU

However, the government and the strikers failed to reach agreement on the key topic of institutionalising periodic evaluations of teachers’ competence. Marilu Marten’s future as…

Mexico's education reform presents a major challenge

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MEXICO

School results have long been weak in Mexico. While, as a proportion of GDP, education expenditure is significant, the system is inefficient, with a large proportion of the budget…

Moroccan union demands will test government dialogue

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MOROCCO

Union leaders have criticised the government’s preliminary statement on the 2024 budget for lacking measures to alleviate financial pressures on households. They are demanding…

State violence will embolden Mexico's CNTE

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MEXICO

Protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto's education reforms have intensified since June 19, when at least eight people were killed and more than 100 were injured in clashes…