Our View: Teachers union is biggest obstacle to improving education
Education Minister Dr Athina Michaelidou could not turn down an invitation to attend a concert to mark the 70th anniversary of the secondary teachers’ union...
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Oelmek demands urgent measures to protect schools
State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Wednesday called for immediate measures to protect schools following the latest fire at a high school in Nicosia...
Parents and teachers satisfied with changes to the twice-yearly exams
Parents and teachers said on Saturday they are “satisfied” with this year’s changes on the twice-yearly exams. Following the education ministry’s announcement on the measures...
Our View: Hyperbole over exam leak just crude political propaganda
The mass outrage that followed the leaking of the Modern Greek exam topics was difficult to comprehend. Had classified information been made public, putting at...
School exam saga continues as education committee set to have extraordinary session
The House education committee will have an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss the ongoing spat over school exams and why a private school is...
Teachers’ union demands meeting with minister, threatens action
State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday complained that decisions taken at the ministerial level are overturned or not implemented at lower levels of...
Teachers’ unions vexed by state’s handling of preschool expansion
Teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek on Tuesday expressed strong disagreement with the way the state is trying to implement its decision to expand compulsory...
Coronavirus: Test to Stay a great success says minister, but teachers disagree (Updated)
The Test to Stay programme in schools has been a great success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday speaking to the House education committee. ...
Secondary school teachers repeat call for guards
Secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek on Monday reiterated their request for guards in schools, saying they are still expecting police to complete investigations after a...
Coronavirus: Ministry defends Test to Stay at schools (updated)
Thousands of children had the opportunity to attend lessons in person thanks to the Test to Stay policy, the health ministry said on Tuesday in...
