Teacher unions reject president’s proposals (Update 2)
Teacher unions on Friday unanimously rejected President Nicos Anastasiades’ proposal aimed at breaking a protracted stalemate, setting the stage for an escalation of the spat...
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Primary school teachers say there is room to settle differences
Primary school teachers said on Tuesday there was still room to come to an understanding with the government over differences that threaten to disrupt the...
Turkey takes over councils, suspends teachers over Kurdish militant ties
Turkey took over two south-eastern councils run by a pro-Kurdish party and suspended more than 11,000 teachers on Thursday as Ankara ratcheted up a crackdown...
Union has its own ideas on teacher waiting list
By Peter Stevenson SECONDARY school teachers union OELMEK yesterday presented counter proposals for a new teacher selection system to Education Minister Kyriacos Kenevezos after rejecting...
Our View: Government needs to be wary of creating impression state finances in perfect shape
NO PUBLIC sector group has defended its privileges and interests with the tenacious single-mindedness displayed by state school teachers. When the troika proposed they taught...